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# drubbing

noun (drubbing, drubbings)

«drubbing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A drubbing is a hard beating, given as a punishment or in a fight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drubbing/#m1)
2. (old use) A drubbing can mean a crushing defeat in a contest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drubbing/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a hard beating given to a cheeky or lazy person, often by a father or a master

### Examples

- The naughty boy got a drubbing from his angry father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drubbing/#x1)
- The cat gave the fox a sound drubbing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drubbing/#x2)
- After the match, the losing team had a terrible drubbing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drubbing/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drubbing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drubbing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drubbing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drubbing.html) on Mova free.