drub
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).
a blow with a stick or the like.
Origin of drub
1Other words from drub
- drubber, noun
- un·drubbed, adjective
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How to use drub in a sentence
She drubs her little foot when his name is mentioned and turns the subject.
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British Dictionary definitions for drub
/ (drʌb) /
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 repetition: the master drubbed Latin into the boys
a blow, as from a stick
Origin of drub
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