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Examples
  • //a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
  • //we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba
drub
verb

Synonyms

dry ​ice
noun

Definition

  • solidified carbon dioxide
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined slate slog switch tan thrash thresh thump tromp wallop whale whip whop (or whap) whup work over
Examples
  • //a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
  • //we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba
drub
verb

Synonyms

dry ​ice
noun

Definition

  • solidified carbon dioxide
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined slate slog switch tan thrash thresh thump tromp wallop whale whip whop (or whap) whup work over
Examples
  • //a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
  • //we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba
drub
verb

Synonyms

dry ​ice
noun

Definition

  • solidified carbon dioxide
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined slate slog switch tan thrash thresh thump tromp wallop whale whip whop (or whap) whup work over
Examples
  • //a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
  • //we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba
drub
verb

Synonyms

dry ​ice
noun

Definition

  • solidified carbon dioxide
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined slate slog switch tan thrash thresh thump tromp wallop whale whip whop (or whap) whup work over
Examples
  • //a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
  • //we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba
drub
verb

Synonyms

dry ​ice
noun

Definition

  • solidified carbon dioxide
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined slate slog switch tan thrash thresh thump tromp wallop whale whip whop (or whap) whup work over
Examples
  • //a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
  • //we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba
drub
verb

Synonyms

dry ​ice
noun

Definition

  • solidified carbon dioxide
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined slate slog switch tan thrash thresh thump tromp wallop whale whip whop (or whap) whup work over
Examples
  • //a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
  • //we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba
drub
verb

Synonyms

dry ​ice
noun

Definition

  • solidified carbon dioxide
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined