Synonyms: trouncing, thrashing, whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, lacing
Definition: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Similar words: corporal punishment
Definition: the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
Synonyms: slaughter, whipping, walloping, trouncing, thrashing, debacle, drubbing
Definition: a sound defeat
Similar words: licking, defeat
Definition: an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
Usage: it was a narrow defeat; the army's only defeat; they suffered a convincing licking