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[ trouns ] / traʊns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trounce ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), trounced, trounc·ing.to beat severely; thrash. to punish. to defeat decisively. Origin of trounceFirst recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM trouncetrouncer, nounun·trounced, adjectiveWords nearby trouncetroublous, trouch, trou-de-loup, trough, trough roof, trounce, troupe, trouper, troupial, trous-de-loup, trouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trounceMost patriotic movies flaunt their pride by having America trounce foreign countries. 13 Most Patriotic Movies Ever: ‘Act of Valor,’ ‘Top Gun’ & More (VIDEO)|Melissa Leon|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST As sure as turkey on a table, Tom Brady and the 7–3 Patriots will likely trounce Mark Sanchez and the woeful New York Jets. A Dummies Guide to the NFL’s Thanksgiving Games|Sujay Kumar|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST On Fox News Sunday, he predicted Sharron Angle will trounce Harry Reid for the Nevada Senate seat. October 17: 7 Best Moments From Sunday Talk|The Daily Beast Video|October 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST The two were just playing, he said, and he was imitating television wrestlers who trounce their opponents. Does an 11-Year-Old Deserve Life in Prison?|Anita Allen|February 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There will soon be fewer pirates for you to trounce, I hope, my lad. Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine Hate that old Don; used me very ill; wish I could trounce him. Cecilia, Volume 3 (of 3)|Frances (Fanny) Burney (Madame d'Arblay) Yet thereupon the actor dared, saying: "But for—others—I'd trounce you with it like a schoolmaster." Gideon's Band|George W. Cable This was the young man who, less than an hour ago, was vowing to trounce the author of "Ashes" for his gloomy view of life. The Call of the Town|John Alexander Hammerton Apollo proceeded to trounce the baby, with scant success, however, for Mercury persisted in his assumption of ignorance. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley
British Dictionary definitions for trounce
verb(tr) to beat or defeat utterly; thrash Word Origin for trounceC16: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trouncebash, put away, swamp, beat, rout, drub, clobber, crush, overwhelm, whip, wallop, blank, thrash, overcome, total, lick, bury, win, cap, paste |