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drubbing vs corporal punishment

corporal punishment vs drubbing

drubbing and corporal punishment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drubbing Yes No No No
corporal punishment Yes No No No
As nouns, corporal punishment is a hypernym of drubbing; that is, corporal punishment is a word with a broader meaning than drubbing:
  • drubbing: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  • corporal punishment: the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
drubbing (noun) corporal punishment (noun)
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
a sound defeat
Difference between drubbing and corporal punishment

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