trounce /traʊns/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to defeat someone completely:
We were trounced 13–0.
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THESAURUS
▪ beat to get more points, votes etc than someone. Beat is used especially in spoken English:
We should have beaten them easily.
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I always beat my brother at tennis.
▪ defeat to beat someone. Defeat is more formal than beat and is used especially in writing:
England were defeated by 2 goals to 1.
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Bush defeated Kerry in the election.
▪ trounce /traʊns/ to defeat someone completely in a game:
They were trounced 20–0 by Kuwait.
▪ thrash British English informal , cream American English informal to beat someone very easily in a game:
Of course, they totally creamed the other team.
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I hope we thrash them!
▪ wipe the floor with somebody informal to beat someone completely in a game or argument:
She wiped the floor with her opponent in the debate.
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They won a £1,000 prize after wiping the floor with the opposition in a bowling competition.