Drub
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /dɹʌb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drub is a noun meaning To beat (someone or something) with a stick.
Meaning
To beat (someone or something) with a stick.
More Meanings
- To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
- To forcefully teach something.
- To criticize harshly; to excoriate.
- (dialectal, Northern England) Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
Word Forms
- drubs
- drubbing
- drubbed
Synonyms for drub
Depending on context, synonyms include lick, thrash, clobber, bat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thrash, clobber, lick, bat, dun, flog.
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