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Dictionary: drub·bing   (drŭb'ĭng) pronunciation
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n.
  1. A severe thrashing.
  2. A total defeat.

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noun

    The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated: beating, defeat, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment. Informal massacre, trimming, whipping. Slang dusting, licking. See win/lose/recovery.

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Definition: beating
Antonyms: win

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a sound defeat
  Synonyms: thrashing, walloping, debacle, slaughter, trouncing, whipping

Meaning #2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  Synonyms: beating, thrashing, lacing, trouncing, whacking

 
 
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