drub (redirected from drubs)

drub  (drb)

v. drubbed, drub·bing, drubs

v.tr.

1. To thrash with a stick.

2. To instill forcefully: drubbed the lesson into my head.

3.

a. To defeat soundly.

b. To berate harshly.

4. To stamp (the feet).

v.intr.

1. To beat the ground; stamp.

2. To pound; throb.

n.

A blow with a heavy instrument, such as a stick.

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[Perhaps Arabic dialectal rab, from araba, to hit; see rb in Semitic roots.]

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drubber n.

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Verb

1.

drub - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" lick, clobber, cream, bat, thrash beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard