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
Definition: the act of overcoming or outdoing
Similar words: scrap, combat, fight, fighting
Definition: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Usage: a fight broke out at the hockey game; there was fighting in the streets; the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap