Thesaurus results for DRUB

drub

verb

ˈdrəb

Definition of drub

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene

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as in to trounce

to defeat by a large margin we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest

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Recent Examples of drub Read full article Those moves happened while the Rangers were in the midst of getting drubbed, 6-3, by the division rival Capitals, with the background distractions creeping into New York’s play. —Stephen Whyno, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023 The current Sockers are in first place, of course, and favored to drub the Dallas Sidekicks in the 7:05 p.m match at Pechanga Arena. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023 Bass took advantage of the new political landscape to drub her rival, notching a nearly 10-percentage-point margin. —Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022 This isn’t the first time Kansas completely morphed in the second half this tournament, having trailed Miami (Fla.) by six in the first half of the Sweet 16 and then coming back to drub the Hurricanes by 26. —Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for drub

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Being licked by the cows and licking them back is a daily occurrence for her.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Evy was holding an ice cream cone and lowered it so Kinley could lick it.

— Jordan Greene, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025