drub
Pronunciation: (drub), [key] — v., n. drubbed, drub•bing,
—v.t. - to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
- 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).
—n. - a blow with a stick or the like.
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