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TROUNCING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Synonyms:
beating; drubbing; lacing; licking; thrashing; trouncing; whacking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("trouncing" is a kind of...):
corporal punishment (the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trouncing"):
flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
flagellation (beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation)
Derivation:
trounce (beat severely with a whip or rod)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sound defeat
Synonyms:
debacle; drubbing; slaughter; thrashing; trouncing; walloping; whipping
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trouncing" is a kind of...):
defeat; licking (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest)
Derivation:
trounce (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb trounce
