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Webster 1913 Edition


Trounce

Trounce

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Trounced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Trouncing
.]
[F.
tronce
,
tronche
, a stump, piece of wood. See
Truncheon
.]
To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
[Colloq.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Trounce

TROUNCE

,
Verb.
T.
trouns. To punish, or to beat severely. [A low word.]

Definition 2024


trounce

trounce

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trounce (third-person singular simple present trounces, present participle trouncing, simple past and past participle trounced)

  1. (transitive) to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily
    The Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1.
  2. (transitive) to punish
  3. (transitive) to beat severely; thrash

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