She withdrew after her drubbing [=after she was badly beaten] in the New Hampshire primary.
Our team took a drubbing. = They gave us a drubbing. [=they beat us very easily]
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drub|bing — «DRUHB ihng», noun. 1. a beating; thrashing. 2. a thorough defeat … Useful english dictionary
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 Clevelan … Useful english dictionary
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
drubbing — drub|bing [ˈdrʌbıŋ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: drub to hit (17 20 centuries), probably from Arabic daraba] an occasion when one team easily beats another team in sport ▪ Ireland gave England a drubbing at Twickenham … Dictionary of contemporary English
drubbing — drub|bing [ drʌbıŋ ] noun count INFORMAL a defeat in which someone loses very easily … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drubbing — drub•bing [[t]ˈdrʌb ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) a beating; sound thrashing 2) spo a decisive, humiliating defeat, as in a game or contest • Etymology: 1640–50 … From formal English to slang
Tibetan people — བོད་པ། 藏族 Top: Milarepa • Thubten Gyatso • Buton Rinchen Drub • Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme • Gendun Drup Bottom … Wikipedia
