/ traʊns; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to defeat sb completely :
Brazil trounced Italy 5–1 in the final.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (also in the sense afflict ): of unknown origin.
/ traʊns; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to defeat sb completely :
Brazil trounced Italy 5–1 in the final.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (also in the sense afflict ): of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005