What does "trounced" mean?

simple past and past participle of trounce

What is a synonym for "trounced"?

Common synonyms include: beat, beaten, bested, confounded, crush, defeat.

Trounced

verb

verb ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
simple past and past participle of trounce form-of, participle, past
"The Knicks trounced the Rockets on Sunday."

Synonyms

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beat beaten bested confounded crush defeat

Antonyms

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lose proved correct successful supported

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"My first impulse was to follow her and give her such a spank as Mistress Molly administered the day she trounced her for pushing Peter into the creek."

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