English noun: drubbing | |||
1. | drubbing (event) a sound defeat | ||
Synonyms | debacle, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||
2. | drubbing (act) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
Synonyms | beating, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | corporal punishment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flagellation, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping | ||