Trounce
verb
To beat someone heavily in a game or competition.
Our team trounced the visitors 5-0.
Often appears as...
- trounce them
- trounce us
verb
To criticize someone or something severely.
He trounced the plan as the worst he had ever seen.
Often appears as...
- trounce the idea
- trounce him
verb
To beat someone heavily in a game or competition.
Our team trounced the visitors 5-0.
Often appears as...
- trounce them
- trounce us
verb
To criticize someone or something severely.
He trounced the plan as the worst he had ever seen.
Often appears as...
- trounce the idea
- trounce him
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Competitive Context
Use 'trounce' to describe a significant win, often in sports or games.
The chess champion trounced his opponent in under 20 moves.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizes Dominance
'Trounce' implies a strong or decisive victory, not just a simple win.
She trounced the other candidates in the election with a vast majority.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Tone
'Trounce' is informal and best used in casual conversations or sports commentaries.
The local team trounced the guests in a friendly match.
Pro Tip 1/3Competitive Context
Use 'trounce' to describe a significant win, often in sports or games.
The chess champion trounced his opponent in under 20 moves.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizes Dominance
'Trounce' implies a strong or decisive victory, not just a simple win.
She trounced the other candidates in the election with a vast majority.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Tone
'Trounce' is informal and best used in casual conversations or sports commentaries.
The local team trounced the guests in a friendly match.
Pro Tip 1/3Competitive Context
Use 'trounce' to describe a significant win, often in sports or games.
The chess champion trounced his opponent in under 20 moves.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizes Dominance
'Trounce' implies a strong or decisive victory, not just a simple win.
She trounced the other candidates in the election with a vast majority.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Tone
'Trounce' is informal and best used in casual conversations or sports commentaries.
The local team trounced the guests in a friendly match.
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Video examples
How the worst moments in...
There's always somebody who wants to confiscate our humanity. And there are always stories that restore it. If we live out loud, we can trounce the hatred, and expand everyone's lives. Forge meaning. Build identity.
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
There's always somebody who wants to confiscate our humanity. And there are always stories that restore it. If we live out loud, we can trounce the hatred, and expand everyone's lives. Forge meaning. Build identity.
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Quote examples
George Clooney
American Actor
I'm only two years older than Brad Pitt, but I look a lot older, which used to greatly frustrate me. It doesn't anymore. I don't have to fit into that category and get trounced by Tom Cruise and Brad.
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Elizabeth Edwards
American Lawyer
Whenever anyone pulls out of the race, you know, unless they've just been trounced in the days before, there's also - always a lot of questions about why that happened.
Quote examples
George Clooney
American Actor
I'm only two years older than Brad Pitt, but I look a lot older, which used to greatly frustrate me. It doesn't anymore. I don't have to fit into that category and get trounced by Tom Cruise and Brad.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Edwards
American Lawyer
Whenever anyone pulls out of the race, you know, unless they've just been trounced in the days before, there's also - always a lot of questions about why that happened.
Example 1 of 2
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