drub
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bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, fib [British], flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over
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The Hurricanes instead kicked off the season getting drubbed by LSU. — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, "The time has come for Manny Diaz to showcase ‘The New Miami’ to a national audience against rival Florida," 23 Aug. 2019 Under Coryell and Bass, the 1982 Chargers reached the Super Bowl tournament but after beating the Steelers in a wild-card game got drubbed by the Dolphins. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Tom Bass, who coached under Coryell and Gillman, dies at 83," 29 July 2019 There’s no doubt that Republicans were drubbed in the House elections, and that the blue wave was powered by Trump’s extreme unpopularity. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "Hillary Clinton’s press secretary on why beating Trump in 2020 is harder than you think," 14 Nov. 2018 Journal Report More in Investing in Funds & ETFs Funds that focus on small-capitalization stocks—which are less exposed to global turmoil, including trade disputes—continue to drub other U.S. categories. — William Power, WSJ, "U.S.-Stock Funds Rose 3.1% in August, Adding To Their Global Lead," 9 Sep. 2018 East, the Cook Inlet Conference champion and the runnerup to South in each of the last two state tournaments, emerged undefeated in pool play by drubbing West Valley 10-1. — Anchorage Daily News, "Defending champ South stumbles at state softball tourney," 1 June 2018 The 2011 Yankees drubbed him for eight runs and eight hits during Duffy’s rookie campaign. — Maria Torres, kansascity, "In loss to Indians, Danny Duffy becomes latest Royals veteran pitcher to allow 9 runs | The Kansas City Star," 13 May 2018 The larger point is Erik Spoelstra rightfully pointing out the Heat are getting drubbed on the boards even without Joel Embiid, who averaged 11 rebounds for sixth in the league this year. — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hyde5: Why Dolphins should (really) want Giants to take a QB," 19 Apr. 2018 Villanova's path to the Final Four: Villanova drubbed No. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "Final Four preview: No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 1 Kansas — keys to victory," 25 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drub.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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