(~s)
A ~ is a severe defeat by someone in a fight, battle, or competition.
They gave us a hell of a ~.
= thrashing
N-COUNT: usu sing
(~s)
A ~ is a severe defeat by someone in a fight, battle, or competition.
They gave us a hell of a ~.
= thrashing
N-COUNT: usu sing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012