TROUNCE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

trounce

Censure severely or angrily. Приклади
  • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car.
  • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister.
  • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup.
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. Приклади
  • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship.
  • We beat the competition.
  • Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.
Beat severely with a whip or rod. Приклади
  • The teacher often flogged the students.
  • The children were severely trounced.
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