drub´ber

drub´ber: drub «druhb», verb, drubbed, drub|bing, noun.

–v.t.

1. to beat with a stick; whip soundly; thrash; cudgel. SYNONYM(S): flog.

2. to defeat by a large margin in a fight, game, contest, etc.: »The Cleveland Browns won their…football championship, drubbing the Los Angeles Rams, 38 to 14 (Newsweek).

3. Figurative. to inflict abuse upon.

4. to stamp (the feet).

–v.i.

to beat; stamp: »The dog kept drubbing on the ground with its front paws.

–n.

a blow with a stick; thump; knock.

╂[perhaps < Arabic daraba he beat]

–drub´ber, noun.

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drub — [[t]drʌb[/t]] v. drubbed, drub•bing, n. 1) to beat with a stick or the like; flog; thrash 2) spo to defeat decisively, as in a game or contest 3) to drive as if by flogging: Grammar was drubbed into our heads[/ex] 4) to pound or drum 5) a blow… … From formal English to slang
Drubber — Drub ber, n. One who drubs. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clobber — I clob•ber [[t]ˈklɒb ər[/t]] v. t. Informal. 1) sts to batter severely; strike heavily 2) sts to defeat decisively; drub; trounce 3) sts to denounce or criticize vigorously • Etymology: 1940–45, amer.; orig. uncert. II clob•ber [[t]ˈklɒb ər[/t]]… … From formal English to slang
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