Verb: drub (drubbed,drubbing) drúb
- [informal] Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We drubbed the other team on Sunday!";
- cream [informal], clobber [informal], thrash [informal], lick [informal], paste [informal], blow away [informal], muller [Brit, informal], marmelize [Brit, informal], marmelise [Brit, informal], trounce, whale [N. Amer, informal], hammer [informal], wipe the floor [informal], marmalise [Brit, informal], beat hollow [informal], slaughter [informal], marmalize [Brit, informal], smoke [N. Amer, informal], shellack [N. Amer, informal], shellac [N. Amer, informal]
- Beat or strike repeatedly with force
"The boxer drubbed his opponent with a series of heavy blows"
Derived forms: drubs, drubbing, drubbed
Type of: beat, beat out, crush, shell [US], trounce, vanquish
Encyclopedia: Drub, West Yorkshire