TROUNCE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • censure severely or angrily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger’’s car
    • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
    • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
    Hypernyms(s) trounce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
    • We beat the competition
    • Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
    Hypernyms(s) trounce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  3. Meaning
    • beat severely with a whip or rod
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The teacher often flogged the students
    • The children were severely trounced
    Hypernyms(s) trounce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)