TROUNCE, TROUNCING
NOUNS
► ASS-WAXING a trouncing, a thrashing → 1967 Amer. sl.
► TWISTING a trouncing, a scolding → 1834
► WARMING a trouncing, a thrashing → 1681
VERBS
► BOUNCE to trounce, to beat, to thump → 1225 obs.
► CARVE to trounce, to defeat decisively → 1884 US sl.
► CLEAN SOMEONE’S CLOCK to trounce, to thrash someone → 1959 US sl.
► EAT to trounce, to defeat decisively → 1803 US sl.
► EAT ALIVE to trounce, to defeat decisively → 1914 US sl.
► GIVE ALECK to trounce, to thrash, to ‘give hell’ → 1848
► HANG SOMEONE’S ASS to trounce, to defeat thoroughly → 1961 US sl.
► KNOCK THE SOCKS OFF SOMEONE to trounce, to beat thoroughly → 1845 sl.
► LAMP to trounce, to defeat, to vanquish → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► NUKE to trounce, to thoroughly beat → 20C UK sl.
► PUT IT ALL OVER to trounce, to defeat or beat easily → 1884
► RAMSCOOTER to trounce, to set about with violence → 1887 Sc.
► RAMSCOOTRIFY to trounce, to set about with violence, to beat up → 1887 Sc.
► RAMSKITTLE to trounce, to set about someone with violence → 1952 Sc.
► RAMSTOORIE to trounce, to set about with violence → 1960 Sc.
► ROT THE SOCKS OFF to trounce, to beat thoroughly → 1964 sl.
► SKIN to trounce, to defeat decisively → 1862 US sl.
► TAKE SOMEONE TO THE CLEANERS to trounce, to defeat thoroughly → 1920 sl.
► TEAR SOMEONE’S ASS to trounce, to punish → 1961 US sl.
► TRIM to trounce, to defeat utterly → 1950
► VAMP ► VAMP ON to trounce; to beat someone up → 1970
► WAFT to trounce, to beat, to out-manoeuvre → 1921 Sc.
► WHALE to trounce, to thrash, to flog, to hit → 1856 Sc.
► WIND SOMEONE’S CLOCK to trounce → 1958 Amer. dial.
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