Trounce

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aÊŠns

Origin

Borrowing from fro tronce, tronche ("stump, piece of wood"). See truncheon.

Full definition of trounce

Verb

1. (transitive) to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavilyThe Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1.
2. (transitive) to punish
3. (transitive) to beat severely; thrash

Anagrams

• counter
• recount