beat decisively (verb)

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• drub — verb (drubbed; drubbing) Etymology: perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba Date: 1634 transitive verb 1. to beat severely 2. to berate critically 3. to defeat decisively intra …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• thrash — I. verb Etymology: alteration of thresh Date: 1568 transitive verb 1. to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating ; thresh 1 2. a. to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip ; flog b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cream — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English creime, creme, from Anglo French creme, cresme, from Late Latin cramum, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cramen scab, crust Date: 14th century 1. the yellowish part of milk containing from …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• whip — I. verb (whipped; whipping) Etymology: Middle English wippen, whippen; akin to Middle Dutch wippen to move up and down, sway, Old English wīpian to wipe Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• drub — /drʌb / (say drub) verb (t) (drubbed, drubbing) 1. to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash. 2. to defeat decisively. 3. to stamp (the feet). –noun 4. a blow with a stick or the like. {Arabic daraba to beat (with reference to… …