trounce

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /traʊns/

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Verb

Plain form trounce

Third-person singular trounces

Past tense trounced

Past participle trounced

Present participle trouncing

1. (transitive) If you trounce a person, you defeat them severely.
   • Synonym: thrash