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View usage for: (drʌb) verbWord forms: drubs, drubbing or drubbed (transitive)1. to beat as with a stick; cudgel; club 2. to defeat utterly, as in a contest 3. to drum or stamp (the feet) 4. to instil with force or repetition the master drubbed Latin into the boys noun5. a blow, as from a stick Word origin C17: probably from Arabic dáraba to beat (drʌb) verb transitiveWord forms: drubbed or ˈdrubbing1. to beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash 2. to defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc. noun4. a blow as with a club; thump Derived forms drubber (ˈdrubber) noun Word origin ? via Turk durb < Ar darb, a beating < daraba, to cudgel, bastinado Synonyms of 'drub'beat, pound, club, hit defeat, best, beat, stuff More Synonyms of drub Synonyms cane birch tonk (informal) lambast(e) Synonyms best stuff (slang) worst tank (slang) run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) blow out of the water (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to hit or knock, esp. with a loud noise We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out. Synonyms hit, pound, beat, strike, crash, knock, belt (informal), hammer, slam, rap, bump, bash (informal), thump, clatter, pummel, tonk (informal), beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Synonyms defeat, beat, stuff (slang), master, tank (slang), conquer, thrash, lick (informal), undo, surpass, triumph over, outdo, get the better of, trounce, outclass, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang), put in the shade (informal) Definition to batter She clobbered him with a vase. Synonyms batter, beat, assault, smash, bash (informal), lash, thrash, pound, beat up (informal), wallop (informal), pummel, rough up (informal), lambast(e), belabour, duff up (informal), beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) - drowse
- drowsiness
- drowsy
- drub
- drubbing
- drudge
- drudgery
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