trounce

/tɹaʊns/

noun

  1. 1

    An act of trouncing: a severe beating, a thrashing; a thorough defeat.

verb

  1. 1

    To beat severely; to thrash.

  2. 2

    To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.

    “The Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1.”
  3. 3

    To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.

  4. 4

    To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A walk involving some difficulty or effort; a trek, a tramp, a trudge.

  2. 2

    A journey involving quick travel; also, one that is dangerous or laborious.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.

  2. 2

    To pass across or over; to traverse.

  3. 3

    To travel quickly over a long distance.

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