trouncing

English Thesaurus

1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

hypernym	:	corporal punishment,
definition	:	the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act)

hyponym	:	flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping,
definition	:	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	flagellation,
definition	:	beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation (noun.act)

2. a sound defeat (noun.event)

hypernym	:	defeat, licking,
definition	:	an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event)

3. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat, beat up, work over,
definition	:	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	wallop, whack, wham, whop,
definition	:	hit hard (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flail, lam, thrash, thresh,
definition	:	give a thrashing to; beat hard (verb.contact)

4. a sound defeat (noun.event)

derivation	:	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish,
definition	:	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)

derivation	:	mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst,
definition	:	defeat thoroughly (verb.competition)

derivation	:	wallop,
definition	:	defeat soundly and utterly (verb.competition)

derivation	:	bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash,
definition	:	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (verb.contact)

5. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat, beat up, work over,
definition	:	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	wallop, whack, wham, whop,
definition	:	hit hard (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flail, lam, thrash, thresh,
definition	:	give a thrashing to; beat hard (verb.contact)

6. a sound defeat (noun.event)

derivation	:	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish,
definition	:	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)

derivation	:	mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst,
definition	:	defeat thoroughly (verb.competition)

derivation	:	wallop,
definition	:	defeat soundly and utterly (verb.competition)

derivation	:	bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash,
definition	:	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (verb.contact)