drub[verb]Synonyms: beat, baste, batter, belabor, buffet, lambaste, paste, pound, thrash, wallop, blister, castigate, excoriate, flay, lash (into), scorch, score, scourge, slash, whip, clobber, lick, overwhelm, shellac, smear, trim
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
drub (dr
b)
v. drubbed, drub·bing, drubs v. tr.► To thrash with a stick.
► To instill forcefully:
drubbed the lesson into my head.► ■ To defeat soundly.
■ To berate harshly.
► To stamp (the feet).
v. intr.► To beat the ground; stamp.
► To pound; throb.
n.A blow with a heavy instrument, such as a stick.
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