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: whacking
Definition: (British informal) enormous
Usage: a whacking phone bill; a whacking lie
Definition: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Usage: a large city; set out for the big city; a large sum; a big (or large) barn; a large family; big businesses; a big expenditure; a large number of newspapers; a big group of scientists; large areas of the world