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trouncing

DEFINITIONS OF: trouncing

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n a sound defeat

Synonyms:
debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, walloping, whipping
Type of:
defeat, licking
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

n the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Synonyms:
beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, whacking
Types:
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flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flagellation
beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
self-flagellation
self-punishment inflicted by whipping
horsewhipping
the act of whipping with a horsewhip
Type of:
corporal punishment
the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
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