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drub

[ druhb ]

verb (used with object)

drubbed, drubbing.
  1. to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
  2. to defeat decisively, as in a game or contest.
  3. to drive as if by flogging:

    Latin grammar was drubbed into their heads.

  4. to stamp (the feet).


noun

  1. a blow with a stick or the like.

drub

/ »å°ùÊŒ²ú /

verb

  1. to beat as with a stick; cudgel; club
  2. to defeat utterly, as in a contest
  3. to drum or stamp (the feet)
  4. to instil with force or repetition

    the master drubbed Latin into the boys

“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

noun

  1. a blow, as from a stick
“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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å°ù³Ü²úb±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å°ù³Ü²ú²ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drub1

1625–35; perhaps by uncertain mediation < Arabic á¸a°ù²ú blow, beating
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drub1

C17: probably from Arabic »åá°ù²¹²ú²¹ to beat
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The 43-0 drubbing of Wales on opening night was a record home win over the visitors.

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Bass bounded into office in 2022, buoyed by a broad coalition and Democratic wall of support that helped her drub billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso, despite Caruso massively outspending her.

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Hart said he wrote the book to ask the question "what went wrong?" between December 2019 and July 2024, when the Conservatives went from an 80-seat majority to a general election "drubbing".

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The Bruins opened the season undefeated and finished with just two regular-season losses, yet all she could focus on was how angry she felt about their performance and response to the drubbing.

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Only Aston Villa beat them in the league phase after the drubbing in Dortmund and the Celtic boss insists his players will be better for their continental experiences.

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