trounce

Definitions of trounce

v beat severely with a whip or rod

“The children were severely trounced”

Synonyms:: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, welt, whip

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; flagellate, scourge
whip; leather
whip with a leather strap; horsewhip
whip with a whip intended for horses; switch
flog with or as if with a flexible rod; cowhide
flog with a cowhide; cat
beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails; birch
whip with a birch twig

Type of:: beat, beat up, work over
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Synonyms:: beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish

: beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach
beat through cleverness and wit

Types:: show 40 types...; hide 40 types...; outpoint, outscore
score more points than one's opponents; walk over
beat easily; eliminate
remove from a contest or race; mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst
defeat thoroughly; whomp
beat overwhelmingly; get the best, have the best, overcome
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle
defeat disastrously; get the jump
be there first; cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft
defeat someone through trickery or deceit; exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
be or do something to a greater degree; get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount
get on top of; deal with successfully; best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump
get the better of; outfight
to fight better than; get the better of; overmaster, overpower, overwhelm
overcome by superior force; checkmate, mate
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; immobilise, immobilize
make defenseless; outplay
excel or defeat in a game; bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach
beat through cleverness and wit; outgrow
grow faster than; outcry, outshout
shout louder than; outroar
roar louder than; outsail
sail faster or better than; outdraw
draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight; outsell
sell more than others; outsell
be sold more often than other, similar products; outpace
surpass in speed; better, break
surpass in excellence; outshine
attract more attention and praise than others; outrange
have a greater range than (another gun); outweigh
be heavier than; outbrave
be braver than; out-herod
surpass someone in cruelty or evil; outfox
outdo someone in trickery; shame
surpass or beat by a wide margin; bulldog
throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo; outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart
defeat by more skillful maneuvering; steamroll, steamroller
overwhelm by using great force; outmarch
march longer distances and for a longer time than; outwear
last longer than others

Type of:: defeat, get the better of, overcome
win a victory over

v censure severely or angrily

Synonyms:: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, vituperate

Types:: castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate
censure severely; brush down, tell off
reprimand; flame
criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium

Type of:: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

v beat severely with a whip or rod

v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

v censure severely or angrily

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