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noun
A punishment dealt with blows or lashes
Synonyms: beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, defeat, thrashing, whipping, trimming
Antonyms: victory
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noun
The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated
Synonyms: beating, thrashing, defeat, whipping, drubbing, overthrow, rout, vanquishment, massacre, trimming, dusting, lacing, trouncing, whacking
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verb
Defeat, sometimes by hitting
Synonyms: frustrating, vanquishing, overcoming
Antonyms: losing
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verb
Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Synonyms: thrashing, whipping, winning, trimming, surmounting, overcoming, working, ace, trouncing, tracing, defeating, beating, worsting, tasting, drubbing, vanquishing, clobbering, conquering, speeding, smacking, subjugating, punching, subduing, lapping, routing, hitting, grazing, flogging, mastering, batting, chastising, besting, castigating, creaming, solving
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verb
To play over; said of flames
Synonyms: trimming, blazing, palpitating, whipping, trembling, quivering, thrashing, vacillating, wavering, lashing, leaping, vibrating, hiding, fluttering, fluctuating, flogging, advancing, shooting, beating
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verb
Pass the tongue over
Synonyms: lapping, quieting, calming, tranquilizing, soothing, fondling, rippling, sweeping, glancing, brushing, grazing, playing, washing, caressing, touching, rubbing, kissing