Word of the Day ^Trounce

• defeat heavily in a contest:
  “the Knicks trounced the Rockets on Sunday”
  

  Synonyms: defeat convincingly · rout · crush · overwhelm · hammer · clobber · thrash · whip · drub · shellac · cream · skunk · pulverize · massacre · crucify · demolish · destroy · blow away · annihilate · make mincemeat of · wipe the floor with · walk all over · murder

• rebuke or punish severely:
  “some shows were trounced by critics”

Origin: mid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘afflict’): of unknown origin.

Forms:
trouncing (present participle)