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Synonyms
drub (drŭb)

[Perhaps Arabic dialectal ḍrab, from ḍaraba, to hit.]

verb: drubbed, drub·bing, drubs. 

transitive verb 

  1. To thrash with a stick.
  2. To instill forcefully: drubbed the lesson into my head.
    1. To defeat soundly.
    2. To berate harshly.
  4. To stamp (the feet).

intransitive verb 

  1. To beat the ground; stamp.
  2. To pound; throb.

noun 

A blow with a heavy instrument, such as a stick.

derivatives

drub́ber
noun