drub
[ druhb ]
/ drʌb /
verb (used with object), drubbed, drub·bing.
to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
to defeat decisively, as in a game or contest.
to drive as if by flogging: Latin grammar was drubbed into their heads.
to stamp (the feet).
noun
a blow with a stick or the like.
Nearby words
drownproofing, drowse, drowsihead, drowsiness, drowsy, drub, drubbing, drucilla, drudge, drudgery, drudgework
Origin of drub
1625–35; perhaps by uncertain mediation < Arabic ḍarb blow, beating
Related forms
drub·ber, nounun·drubbed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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drub
/ (drʌb) /
verb drubs, drubbing or drubbed (tr)
to beat as with a stick; cudgel; club
to defeat utterly, as in a contest
to drum or stamp (the feet)
to instil with force or repetitionthe master drubbed Latin into the boys
noun
a blow, as from a stick
Word Origin for drub
C17: probably from Arabic dáraba to beat
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