drub v : beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: bat, clobber, thrash, lick] [also: drubbing, drubbed]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌb

Verb

1. to beat (someone or something) with a stick
2. to forcefully teach something
3. to defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush
4. to criticize harshly; to excoriate

Related terms

• drubbing

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