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- 1. hit or beat (someone) repeatedly: "he was drubbed with tiresome regularity by his classmates"
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DRUB definition: 1. to beat someone easily, especially in a sports competition: 2. to beat someone easily…. Learn more.
When drub was first used in English, it referred to a method of punishment that involved beating the soles of a culprit's feet with a stick or cudgel. The term was apparently brought to England in the 17th century by travelers who reported observing the punitive practice in Asia.
Definition of 'drub' Word Frequency. drub in British English. (drʌb ) verb Word forms: drubs, drubbing, drubbed (transitive) 1. to beat as with a stick; cudgel; club. 2. to defeat utterly, as in a contest. 3. to drum or stamp (the feet) 4. to instil with force or repetition. the master drubbed Latin into the boys. noun. 5. a blow, as from a stick.
Drub definition: to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.. See examples of DRUB used in a sentence.
Definitions of drub. verb. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. synonyms: annihilate, bat, clobber, cream, lick, thrash. flail, lam, thrash, thresh. give a thrashing to; beat hard. see more.
1. to beat as with a stick; cudgel; club. 2. to defeat utterly, as in a contest. 3. to drum or stamp (the feet) 4. to instil with force or repetition: the master drubbed Latin into the boys. n. a blow, as from a stick.
Definitions of 'drub' 1. to beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash. [...] 2. to defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc. [...] 3. to drum or tap. [...] 4. a blow as with a club; thump. [...] More. Conjugations of 'drub' present simple: I drub, you drub [...] past simple: I drubbed, you drubbed [...] past participle: drubbed. More.
Noun. Filter. verb. drubbed, drubbing, drubs. To drum or tap. Webster's New World. To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To instill forcefully. Drubbed the lesson into my head. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc. Webster's New World.
Jun 17, 2024 · drub (third-person singular simple present drubs, present participle drubbing, simple past and past participle drubbed) To beat (someone or something) with a stick. To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush. To forcefully teach something. To criticize harshly; to excoriate.
drub (drub), v., drubbed, drub•bing, n. v.t. to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash. Sport to defeat decisively, as in a game or contest. to drive as if by flogging: Latin grammar was drubbed into their heads. to stamp (the feet).
