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Trounce vs Drub - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between trounce and drub

is that trounce is to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily while drub is to beat (someone or something) with a stick.

trounce

English

Verb

(trounc)
  • to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily
  • The Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1.
  • to punish
  • to beat severely; thrash
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    drub

    English

    Verb

  • to beat (someone or something) with a stick
  • to forcefully teach something
  • to defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush
  • to criticize harshly; to excoriate
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