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Trounce vs Rounce - What's the difference?

trounce | rounce |

As a verb trounce

is to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily.

As a noun rounce is

(printing) the handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc, is run in under the platen and out again.

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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    rounce

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (printing) The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again.
  • (printing) The whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen.
    • (Webster 1913)