| Main Entry: |
trounce |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
defeat overwhelmingly |
Synonyms: |
bash,
beat,
blank,
bury, bust, cap, clobber,
conquer, cook one's goose,
crush, drub,
dust*, fix one's wagon, flog,
hammer*,
lambaste*, lather,
lick*, make mincemeat of,
murder,
overcome,
overwhelm, paste, pommel, put away, rout,
swamp,
thrash*,
total*,
trash*, walk over, wallop,
waste*, wax,
whip,
win, wipe off the mat
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Antonyms: |
fail, forfeit, lose
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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