Trouncing

Trouncing
Trounce Trounce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trouncing}.] [F. tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood. See {Truncheon}.] To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • trouncing — Synonyms and related words: Waterloo, bastinado, basting, battery, beating, belting, buffeting, caning, clubbing, collapse, conquering, conquest, corporal punishment, cowhiding, crash, cudgeling, deathblow, debacle, defeasance, defeat,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • trouncing — traÊŠns v. beat, vanquish; thrash, punish; baffle, bewilder …   English contemporary dictionary

  • trouncing — See: trounce …   English dictionary

  • trouncing — noun 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows • Syn: ↑beating, ↑thrashing, ↑licking, ↑drubbing, ↑lacing, ↑whacking • Derivationally related forms: ↑whack ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • trounce — UK [traʊns] / US verb [transitive] Word forms trounce : present tense I/you/we/they trounce he/she/it trounces present participle trouncing past tense trounced past participle trounced to easily defeat an opponent in a game, competition, election …   English dictionary

  • drubbing — noun 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows • Syn: ↑beating, ↑thrashing, ↑licking, ↑lacing, ↑trouncing, ↑whacking • Derivationally related forms: ↑whack ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrashing — noun 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows • Syn: ↑beating, ↑licking, ↑drubbing, ↑lacing, ↑trouncing, ↑whacking • Derivationally related forms: ↑whack ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Seán Óg Ó hAilpín — Infobox GAA dualplayer code= Hurling sport = Hurling name = Seán Óg Ó hAilpín irish = Seán Óg Ó hAilpín fullname = Seán Óg Ó hAilpín placeofbirth = Rotuma countryofbirth = Fiji bday=22 bmonth=7 byear= 1977 dyear= dday= dmonth= feet = 6 inches = 2 …   Wikipedia

  • Martin O'Doherty — Personal information Irish name Máirtin Ó Dochartaigh Sport Hurling …   Wikipedia

  • Daithí Regan — Personal information Irish name Daithí Ó Riagáin Sport Hurling …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”