Definitions for drubdrʌb
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
drubdrʌb(v.; n.)drubbed, drub•bing
(v.t.)to beat with a stick or the like; flog; thrash.
to defeat decisively, as in a game or contest.
Category: Sport
to drive as if by flogging:
Grammar was drubbed into our heads.
(v.i.)to pound or drum.
(n.)a blow with a stick or the like.
Origin of drub:
1625–35
drub′ber(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick(verb)
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"
Wiktionary
drub(Verb)
to beat (someone or something) with a stick
drub(Verb)
to forcefully teach something
drub(Verb)
to defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush
drub(Verb)
to criticize harshly; to excoriate
Origin: 1625, originally a dialectal word (Kent) , variant of , from drepen (preterit ) from drepan, from drepanan, from dhrebh-. Akin to drop, treffan, drepa. Compare also dub. More at drape.
Webster Dictionary
Drub(verb)
to beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel
Drub(noun)
a blow with a cudgel; a thump
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