Synonyms for "drub" (170 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (34)

batbangbashbastebastinadobatterbeatbeat all hollowbeat hollowbeatingbelaborbeltbestbiffbirchblastblisterblowbonkbuffet

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canecastigatechopclipclobberclopcloutclubclumpcowhidecrack

Verb(3 words)

batclobbercream

Strong matches (51)

cudgelcurrycutdashdebacledefeasancedefeatdestroydigdintdo indrubbingdrummingdumpdustexcoriatefixflagellateflailflap

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flayflogfloorfusilladefustigateget the better ofgive a whippinggive the stickhammerhidehithors de combathorsewhipjabknockknoutlacelamlambastelarruplashlatherlay onlicklickingmaulmop upoutclassoutdooutfight

Verb(1 words)

lick

Related words (85)

outgeneraloutmaneuveroutpointoutrunoutsailoutshineovercomeoverrunoverthrowoverwhelmpastepatterpeltpistol whippistol-whipplunkpokepommelpoundpulverize

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pummelpunchputraprawhideroutruinscorchscorescourgesettleshellacshellackingskinskin aliveskunkslamslapslashsledgehammerslogslugsmacksmashsmearsmitesmothersockspankstampsteamrollerstompstrapstripestrokeswatswingswingeswipeswitchtattoothrashthreshthumpthwacktrampletreadtrimtriumphtriumph overtrouncetrouncingtruncheonundoupendvanquishmentwallopwhackwhalewhipwhompwhopworstyerk

Verb(1 words)

thrash

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

6 entries

beatbeat outcrushshelltrouncevanquish

Synonyms

1 entries

bat

derived

3 entries

drubberdrubbingdrubly

etymologically related_to

2 entries

drapedub

has context

2 entries

dialectalnorthern england

is a

1 entries

criticize

related to

15 entries

annihilatebeatcarbonaceouscoalcriticizecrushdefeatdrossdrubbingexcoriaterubbishshaleslatestickteach

similar

4 entries

flaillamthrashthresh

Translations

19 translations across 12 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries

• ضَرَبَ verb (to beat with a stick)

Danish

3 entries

• banke verb (to beat with a stick)
• prygle verb (to beat with a stick)
• tæske verb (to beat with a stick)

Esperanto

1 entries

• bastoni verb (to beat with a stick)

French

2 entries

• bâtonner verb (to beat with a stick)
• fustiger verb (to beat with a stick)

German

1 entries

• prügeln verb (to beat with a stick)

Irish

2 entries

• gread verb (to beat with a stick)
• greasáil verb (to beat with a stick)

Italian

2 entries

• bastonare verb (to beat with a stick)
• fustigare verb (to beat with a stick)

Latin

2 entries

• battuo verb (to beat with a stick)
• fustigo verb (to beat with a stick)

Norman

1 entries

• quétilyi verb (to beat with a stick)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

• drepe verb (to beat with a stick)
• pryle verb (to beat with a stick)

Russian

1 entries

• колоти́ть verb (to beat with a stick)

Swedish

1 entries

• prygla verb (to beat with a stick)

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