Definitions

trounce

[trouns] / traʊns /

VERB

defeat overwhelmingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash beat blank clobber crush drub overcome overwhelm put away rout swamp thrash wallop whip

STRONG

bury bust cap conquer dust flog hammer lambaste lather lick murder paste pommel total trash waste wax win

WEAK

cook one's goose fix one's wagon make mincemeat of walk over wipe off the mat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose surrender underwhelm yield

STRONG

fail forfeit preserve save

Example Sentences

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Our number in the long-boat were now reduced to seventeen, consisting of Mr. Trounce, Mr. Halkart, myself and 14 Lascars and others.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

"You must make up your mind to get off that bed as soon as possible, mustn't he, Mrs. Trounce?"

From The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)

I'll take your place till Mrs. Trounce returns.

From The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)

"Bax is busy with some of the other freshers," Plunger was saying; "so you'd better get over your introduction to Mrs. Trounce, and we'll hunt up old Bax after."

From The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)

I am here soliciting for Trounce; you know him: he was gunner in the former yacht, and would fain be so in the present one if you remember him, a good, lusty, fresh-coloured fellow.

From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan

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