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41debacle — noun 1. a sudden and violent collapse (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑fiasco • Hypernyms: ↑collapse 2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer • Hypernyms: ↑flood, ↑ …
42drub — v.tr. (drubbed, drubbing) 1 thump; belabour. 2 beat in a fight. 3 (usu. foll. by into, out of) beat (an idea, attitude, etc.) into or out of a person. Derivatives: drubbing n. Etymology: ult. f. Arab. daraba beat …
43flagellation — noun 1. beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation • Hypernyms: ↑beating, ↑thrashing, ↑licking, ↑drubbing, ↑lacing, ↑trouncing, ↑whacking 2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment …
44walloping — I noun a sound defeat • Syn: ↑thrashing, ↑debacle, ↑drubbing, ↑slaughter, ↑trouncing, ↑whipping • Derivationally related forms: ↑whip …
45drub´ber — drub «druhb», verb, drubbed, drub|bing, noun. –v.t. 1. to beat with a stick; whip soundly; thrash; cudgel. SYNONYM(S): flog. 2. to defeat by a large margin in a fight, game, contest, etc.: »The Clevelan …
46Drub — Drub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drubbing}.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr[ae]be to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen to hit, touch, Icel …
47Drubbed — Drub Drub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drubbing}.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr[ae]be to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen to hit, touch,… …
48licking — noun Date: 1756 1. a sound thrashing ; drubbing 2. defeat …
49shellacking — noun Date: 1931 a decisive defeat ; drubbing …
50wipeout — noun Date: 1921 1. the act or an instance of wiping out ; complete or utter destruction 2. a fall or crash caused usually by losing control 3. a total or decisive defeat ; drubbing …
