English verb: drub | |||
| 1. | drub (contact) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | ||
| Samples | We licked the other team on Sunday!. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to drub his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | bat, clobber, cream, lick, thrash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
| Verb group | flail, lam, thrash, thresh | ||