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  • 11drub — drubber, n. /drub/, v., drubbed, drubbing, n. v.t. 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 …

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  • 12drub — /drʌb / (say drub) verb (t) (drubbed, drubbing) 1. to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash. 2. to defeat decisively. 3. to stamp (the feet). –noun 4. a blow with a stick or the like. {Arabic daraba to beat (with reference to… …

  • 13drub´ber — drub «druhb», verb, drubbed, drub|bing, noun. –v.t. 1. to beat with a stick; whip soundly; thrash; cudgel. SYNONYM(S): flog. 2. to defeat by a large margin in a fight, game, contest, etc.: »The Clevelan …

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  • 14Drub, West Yorkshire — Drub is a hamlet in the Kirklees District, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is near the town of Dewsbury. Contents 1 References References A Z West Yorkshire (page 101) Coordinates …

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  • 15drub|bing — «DRUHB ihng», noun. 1. a beating; thrashing. 2. a thorough defeat …

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  • 16drub — verb (drubbed; drubbing) Etymology: perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba Date: 1634 transitive verb 1. to beat severely 2. to berate critically 3. to defeat decisively intra …

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  • 17drub — verb a) to beat (someone or something) with a stick b) to forcefully teach something See Also: drubbing …

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  • 18Drub —    see Drubskin …

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  • 19drub — Synonyms and related words: bang, bash, baste, bastinado, bat, batter, beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beating, belabor, belt, best, biff, birch, blister, blow, bonk, buffet, cane, castigate, chop, clip, clobber, clop, clout, club, clump,… …

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  • 20drub — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cudgel, thrash, trounce; see beat 2 , defeat 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. thrash, hit, beat, whip, wallop, pound, club, cane, lash, switch. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with… …

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