trounced
past simple and past participle oftrounce
trounce
verb[T]
informaluk/traʊns/us/traʊns/todefeatacompetitorby alargeamount:
France trounced Germanybyfivegoalsto one in thequalifyingmatch.
She trounced herrivalsin theelection.
Synonyms
annihilateinformal
beat(DEFEAT)
conquer
crush(BEAT)
defeat
hammer(DEFEAT)informal
thrash(DEFEAT)informal
to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.
- beatUnited beat City 3 - 2.
- defeatCan Ireland defeat New Zealand in this high-stakes match?
- conquerThe Greeks had fought and conquered the army of Mardonius.
- vanquishThe superhero always vanquishes his foes and saves the world.
- annihilateModern superpowers succeed not by annihilating their enemies but by buying them off.
- hammerThe Colts got hammered by the Patriots.
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- sweep the boardidiom
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrash
Examplesoftrounced
trounced
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
By the late 1960s, the fast-food system hadtrouncedthe diner and drive-in competition.
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If they go on with this issue on baking they will be defeated and soundlytrouncedon that as well.
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We were absolutelytrouncedand jumped on by virtually all those who have spoken today and who participated in that debate and voted in it.
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They were well and trulytrounced, so they desisted for a while; but they seem to be returning to their old unfortunate ways.
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Such a person is in danger not only of paying exorbitant mortgage rates but also of beingtrouncedas regards the poll tax.
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He may prove to be more like a demoralised goalkeeper whose team has beentrounced11–1.
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If a candidate happens to answer as the examiner wants him to answer, he will probably get full marks, and if he does not, he will probably gettrounced.
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Gigot istrouncedby the frustrated man and a friend for his trouble.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That game turned into a rout as the collegians weretrouncedby 3-17 to 0-8.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Power's side could only muster a single score during the hour and were eventuallytrouncedby 6-12 to 1-0.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The silver linetrouncedthe gold line.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gill ran for reelection in 1918, but wastrounced, and died less than a year later.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Clare were completely overwhelmed and weretrouncedyet again by 025 to 210.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cork weretrouncedon a score line of 319 to 27.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ottawa regularlytrouncedits opponents, and league attendance and interest dropped.
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- personal hardship
- personal history
- personal hygiene
- personal identification
- personal identification number
- research associate
- research chemist
- research council
- research council
- research design
- researched
- researcher
- research facility
- research fellow
- research fellowship
- research firm
- research firm
- research grant
- researching
- restraint
- restraint of trade
- restraint of trade
- restraint system
- restraint system
- restrengthen