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41Trownson — Recorded in a range of spellings including Trounce, Trounson, Trownson, Trunchion and Trouncer, this is a medieval English surname, but one of early French origins. It derives from the word tronche, a word probably introduced at the time of the… …
42Trunchion — Recorded in a range of spellings including Trounce, Trounson, Trownson, Trunchion and Trouncer, this is a medieval English surname, but one of early French origins. It derives from the word tronche, a word probably introduced at the time of the… …
43defeat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. thwart, frustrate, foil, outwit; rout, conquer, overcome, beat, vanquish, subdue, lick (inf.). n. frustration, setback, loss, rout, vanquishment. See failure, success, confutation. Ant., surrender …
44smear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [be]daub, besmirch, smudge; grease, anoint, defame; slander; soil, sully. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distortion, slander, put up job*; see deception 1 , lie 1 , trick 1 . v. 1. [To… …
45whip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lash, scourge; quick motion, snap. v. t. lash, beat, flog; thrash; conquer, subdue; defeat. See success. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. switch, strap, rod, birch rod, ruler, cane, lash, scourge, knotted cord …
46drub — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cudgel, thrash, trounce; see beat 2 , defeat 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. thrash, hit, beat, whip, wallop, pound, club, cane, lash, switch. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with… …
47beat — I v 1. batter, pound, lay on, pommel, pummel, Sl. paste, Archaic. belabor; thrash, flog, lash, switch, birch, scourge, flagellate, whip, horsewhip, curry, strap, thresh, flail, cowhide, spank, Brit. Dial. yerk, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide, Inf. trim,… …
48beat out — verb 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (Freq. 2) Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship We beat the competition Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game • Syn: ↑beat, ↑crush, ↑shell, ↑ …
49drubbing — noun 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows • Syn: ↑beating, ↑thrashing, ↑licking, ↑lacing, ↑trouncing, ↑whacking • Derivationally related forms: ↑whack ( …
50thrashing — noun 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows • Syn: ↑beating, ↑licking, ↑drubbing, ↑lacing, ↑trouncing, ↑whacking • Derivationally related forms: ↑whack ( …
