trounce
Third Person
trounces
Present Participle
trouncing
Past Tense
trounced
Past Participle
trounced
1
to decisively defeat the opposition by a significant margin in a competition, race, or conflict
transitive
- The experienced team managed to trounce their competitors in the basketball tournament.
- The skilled runner trounced the competition, finishing the race well ahead of others.
- In the debate, the articulate speaker trounced opponents with persuasive arguments.
- The company's innovative product design helped them trounce rival businesses in the market.
- The chess champion strategically trounced the opponent, claiming victory with ease.
2
to criticize or punish someone harshly
transitive
- The coach trounced the team for their lack of discipline during practice.
- The coach trounced his players with harsh words after their disappointing performance.
- The general trounced the soldiers who had disobeyed orders in the field.
- His parents trounced him for not finishing his chores on time.
- The judge trounced the defendant for attempting to deceive the court.
3
to beat or strike someone or something severely
transitive
- He trounced the punching bag with all his strength during his workout.
- The strong winds trounced the trees, knocking down branches everywhere.
- The bullies trounced their victim, leaving him bruised and battered.
- She trounced the carpet with a broom, shaking out all the dust.
- The boxer trounced his opponent, landing punch after punch until the fight was over.