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View usage for: (traʊns) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense trounces, present participle trouncing, past tense, past participle trouncedverbIf you trounce someone in a competition or contest, you defeat them easily or by a large score. [informal] His team were trounced by Arsenal last Tuesday. [VERB noun] Synonyms: defeat someone heavily or utterly, beat, thrash, slaughter [informal] More Synonyms of trounce trounce in British English (traʊns) verb(transitive) to beat or defeat utterly; thrash Word origin C16: of unknown origin trounce in American English (traʊns) verb transitiveWord forms: trounced or ˈtrouncing2. Informal to defeat soundly Derived forms trouncer (ˈtrouncer) noun Examples of 'trounce' in a sentencetrounce Had a smug look after trouncing Italian opposition on previous outing. Definition to defeat (someone) utterly Australia trounced France by sixty points to four. Synonyms defeat someone heavily or utterly stuff (slang) tank (slang) crush paste (slang) walk over (informal) clobber (slang) run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) make mincemeat of blow someone out of the water (slang) give someone a hiding (informal) drub beat someone hollow (British, informal) give someone a pasting (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to overcome or defeat He was easily beaten into third place. Synonyms defeat, outdo, trounce, overcome, stuff (slang), master, tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, conquer, lick (informal), undo, subdue, excel, surpass, overpower, outstrip, clobber (slang), vanquish, outrun, subjugate, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), knock spots off (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), pip at the post, outplay, blow out of the water (slang), put in the shade (informal), bring to their knees Definition to defeat someone thoroughly Synonyms defeat, worst, overcome, hammer (informal), thrash, rout, outdo, trounceDefinition to defeat heavily He hammered the young left-hander in four straight sets. Synonyms defeat, beat, thrash, stuff (slang), master, worst, tank (slang), lick (informal), trounce, clobber (slang), run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang), drub- troublemaker
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Additional synonymsDefinition to defeat He might be able to lick us all in a fair fight. Synonyms beat, defeat, overcome, best, top, stuff (slang), tank (slang), undo, rout, excel, surpass, outstrip, outdo, trounce, clobber (slang), vanquish, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang) Definition to overcome (people) with irresistible force One massive assault would overwhelm the weakened enemy. Synonyms destroy, beat, defeat, overcome, smash, crush, massacre, conquer, wipe out, overthrow, knock out, lick (informal), subdue, rout, eradicate, overpower, quell, annihilate, put paid to, vanquish (literary), subjugate, immobilize, make mincemeat of (informal), cut to pieces Definition to defeat and put to flight The Norman army routed the English opposition. Synonyms defeat, beat, overthrow, thrash, stuff (slang), worst, destroy, chase, tank (slang), crush, scatter, conquer, lick (informal), dispel, drive off, overpower, clobber (slang), wipe the floor with (informal), cut to pieces, put to flight, drub, put to rout, throw back in confusion Definition (in sport) to defeat easily He slaughtered his opponent in three sets. Synonyms defeat, thrash, vanquish (literary), stuff (slang), tank (slang), hammer (informal), crush, overwhelm, lick (informal), undo, rout, trounce, wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang) Definition to defeat totally They thrashed their opponents 5-0. Synonyms defeat, beat, hammer (informal), stuff (slang), tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, slaughter (informal), lick (informal), paste (slang), rout, maul, trounce, clobber (slang), run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), blow someone out of the water (slang), drub, beat someone hollow (British, informal) |