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trounce

English

  1. 🔊 censure severely or angrily
    “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
  2. 🔊 come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
    “Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”
  3. 🔊 beat severely with a whip or rod
    “The teacher often flogged the students”

Similar words

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