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trounce

/traʊns/

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verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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beat beat out crush shell vanquish

type of:
get the better of defeat overcome
verb
beat severely with a whip or rod
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"The children were severely trounced"

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flog lash lather slash strap welt whip

type of:
work over beat beat up
verb
censure severely or angrily
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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 scold take to task

type of:
criticize criticise knock pick apart

Examples of trounce

"The children were severely trounced"