drubbing
[ druhb-ing ]
/ ˈdrʌb ɪŋ /
noun
a beating; a sound thrashing.
a decisive, humiliating defeat, as in a game or contest.
Nearby words
- drowse,
- drowsihead,
- drowsiness,
- drowsy,
- drub,
- drucilla,
- drudge,
- drudgery,
- drudgework,
- drug
Origin of drubbing
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.
Origin of drub
1625–35; perhaps by uncertain mediation < Arabic ḍarb blow, beating
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drubbing
/ (ˈdrʌbɪŋ) /
noun
a beating, as with a stick, cudgel, etc
a comprehensive or heavy defeat, esp in a sporting competition
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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drub
1630s (in an Oriental travel narrative), probably from Arabic darb "a beating," from daraba "he beat up" (see discussion in OED). Related: Drubbed; Drubbing.
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