- drubbing
- drub|bing [ `drʌbıŋ ] noun count INFORMALa defeat in which someone loses very easily
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Drubbing — can mean: *A severe defeat in a fight or battle *Beating upEtymologyThe word drubbing probably came (via sailors, or troops sent abroad) from Arabic ضَرَبَ ḍaraba = he hit, he beat (past tense) … Wikipedia
drubbing — index failure (lack of success) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
drubbing — [drub′iŋ] n. a thorough beating or defeat … English World dictionary
drubbing — noun a) A severe beating. His mother gave him a drubbing after finding out hed been stealing. b) A thorough defeat. The debate team got a drubbing from the competition … Wiktionary
drubbing — [[t]drʌ̱bɪŋ[/t]] drubbings N COUNT: usu sing If someone gets a drubbing, they are defeated easily. [INFORMAL] Enough people voted for the Labour Party to give the Conservatives a drubbing … English dictionary
drubbing — noun (C) informal an occasion when one team easily beats another team in sport: give sb a drubbing: We gave the other team a good drubbing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drubbing — noun 1) I gave him a good drubbing Syn: beating, thrashing, walloping, thumping, battering, pounding, pummeling, slapping, punching, pelting; informal hammering, licking, clobbering, belting, bashing, pasting, tanning … Thesaurus of popular words
drubbing — UK [ˈdrʌbɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms drubbing : singular drubbing plural drubbings informal a defeat in which someone loses very easily … English dictionary
drubbing — drub ► VERB (drubbed, drubbing) 1) hit or beat repeatedly. 2) informal defeat thoroughly. DERIVATIVES drubbing noun. ORIGIN originally with reference to the punishment of bastinado: probably from Arabic … English terms dictionary
Drubbing — Drub Drub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drubbing}.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr[ae]be to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen to hit, touch,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drubbing — drub|bing [ˈdrʌbıŋ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: drub to hit (17 20 centuries), probably from Arabic daraba] an occasion when one team easily beats another team in sport ▪ Ireland gave England a drubbing at Twickenham … Dictionary of contemporary English