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vernichtend schlagen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.

Senses

vernichtend schlagen is used for these senses in English:

  • kick someone's ass (idiomatic, sometimes considered, vulgar, chiefly, US, Canada) To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.
  • trounce (transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.

trounce — full definition

  1. verb To beat severely; to thrash.
  2. verb To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
  3. verb To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
  4. verb To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

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