drub

drub

verb \ˈdrəb\

drubbeddrub·bing

Definition of DRUB

transitive verb

1

: to beat severely

2

: to berate critically

3

: to defeat decisively

intransitive verb

: drum, stamp

— drub·ber noun

— drub·bing noun

Examples of DRUB

1. <a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene>
2. <we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest>

Origin of DRUB

perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba

First Known Use: 1634

Related to DRUB

Synonyms

bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, beat, fib [British], flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over

Related Words

assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp; blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap; gore, lacerate, wound; maim, mangle, mutilate

Rhymes with DRUB

bub, blub, chub, club, cub, dub, flub, grub, hub, nub, pub, rub, schlub, scrub, shrub, slub, snub, stub, sub, tub