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Meaning of trounce

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trounce

Pronunciation:/tɹaʊns//tɹaʊns/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of trouncing: a severe beating, a thrashing; a thorough defeat.

verb

Definitions

  1. To beat severely; to thrash.

  2. To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.

    Example: The Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1.

  3. To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.

    Synonyms:censurerebuke
  4. To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

trounce

Pronunciation:/tɹaʊns//tɹaʊns/

noun

Definitions

  1. A walk involving some difficulty or effort; a trek, a tramp, a trudge.

  2. A journey involving quick travel; also, one that is dangerous or laborious.

    Synonyms:trance

verb

Definitions

  1. To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.

    Synonyms:trance
  2. To pass across or over; to traverse.

    Synonyms:trance
  3. To travel quickly over a long distance.

    Synonyms:trance