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Definition of Trounce
1. Verb. Beat severely with a whip or rod. "They want to trounce the prisoners "; "The children were severely trounced"
Exact synonyms: Flog, Lash, Lather, Slash, Strap, Welt, Whip
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Up, Work Over
Specialized synonyms: Flagellate, Scourge, Leather, Horsewhip, Switch, Cowhide, Cat, Birch
Derivative terms: Flogging, Lash, Lash, Strap, Trouncing, Welt, Whip, Whip, Whipper, Whipping
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Up, Work Over
Specialized synonyms: Flagellate, Scourge, Leather, Horsewhip, Switch, Cowhide, Cat, Birch
Derivative terms: Flogging, Lash, Lash, Strap, Trouncing, Welt, Whip, Whip, Whipper, Whipping
2. Verb. Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. "The fighter managed to trounce his opponent"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Exact synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Vanquish
Entails: Win
Specialized synonyms: Outpoint, Outscore, Walk Over, Eliminate, Mop Up, Pip, Rack Up, Whip, Worst, Whomp, Get The Best, Have The Best, Overcome, Rout, Spread-eagle, Spreadeagle, Get The Jump, Cheat, Chicane, Chouse, Jockey, Screw, Shaft, Exceed, Outdo, Outgo, Outmatch, Outperform, Outstrip, Surmount, Surpass, Get Over, Master, Overcome, Subdue, Surmount, Best, Outdo, Outflank, Scoop, Trump, Outfight, Overmaster, Overpower, Overwhelm, Checkmate, Mate, Immobilise, Immobilize, Outplay, Bat, Clobber, Cream, Drub, Lick, Thrash
Related verbs: Beat, Circumvent, Outfox, Outsmart, Outwit, Overreach
Generic synonyms: Defeat, Get The Better Of, Overcome
Derivative terms: Beatable, Beating, Trouncing, Vanquishable, Vanquisher
Entails: Win
Specialized synonyms: Outpoint, Outscore, Walk Over, Eliminate, Mop Up, Pip, Rack Up, Whip, Worst, Whomp, Get The Best, Have The Best, Overcome, Rout, Spread-eagle, Spreadeagle, Get The Jump, Cheat, Chicane, Chouse, Jockey, Screw, Shaft, Exceed, Outdo, Outgo, Outmatch, Outperform, Outstrip, Surmount, Surpass, Get Over, Master, Overcome, Subdue, Surmount, Best, Outdo, Outflank, Scoop, Trump, Outfight, Overmaster, Overpower, Overwhelm, Checkmate, Mate, Immobilise, Immobilize, Outplay, Bat, Clobber, Cream, Drub, Lick, Thrash
Related verbs: Beat, Circumvent, Outfox, Outsmart, Outwit, Overreach
Generic synonyms: Defeat, Get The Better Of, Overcome
Derivative terms: Beatable, Beating, Trouncing, Vanquishable, Vanquisher
3. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot trounce Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Exact 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
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Definition of Trounce
1. v. t. To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
Definition of Trounce
1. Verb. (transitive) to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to punish ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) to beat severely; thrash ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trounce
1. to beat severely [v TROUNCED, TROUNCING, TROUNCES]
Medical Definition of Trounce
1. To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate. Origin: F. Tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood. See Truncheon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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