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   trounce

   /traʊns/

   verb

   • 1. defeat heavily in a contest: "Essex trounced Cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final" Similar defeat utterlybeat hollowwin a resounding victory overannihilatedrubroutgive someone a drubbingcrushoverwhelmbring someone to their kneesinformal:hammerclobberthrashpastegive someone a pastingwhippoundpulverizemassacrecrucifydemolishdestroywipe the floor withtake to the cleanersmake mincemeat ofmurderflattenturn inside outrun rings aroundstuffmarmalizeshellacblow outcreamskunkown
   • ▪ rebuke or punish severely: "insider dealing has been roundly trounced" Similar thrashbeatwhipfloglashbirchcaneleatherspankchastiselambastinformal:beltwallopgive a hiding totan the hide of

   Word Origin mid 16th century (also in the sense ‘afflict’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trouncer noun

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