I. ˈdrəb verb
( drubbed ; drubbed ; drubbing ; drubs )
Etymology: perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba to beat
transitive verb
1. : to beat severely (as with a cudgel or stick) : pummel , thrash
2. : to drive as if by cudgeling or pummeling
he drubbed those silly notions out of his son's head
constantly drubbed the state legislature for money — Time
3. : to abuse with words : berate , censure
the book was drubbed by every critic
4. : to defeat decisively
drubbed her opponent in the tennis match
drubbed in the election by a heavy margin
intransitive verb
: stamp , tap : drum , pound
drubbing with their heels — Thomas Hughes
the blood drubbed in his old man's veins — Audrey Barker
II. noun
archaic : a heavy blow (as with a cudgel) : thump