get the better of vs trounce

get the better of and trounce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get the better of	No	No	Yes	No
trounce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trounce is a hyponym of get the better of; that is, trounce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get the better of:

get the better of: win a victory over
trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Other hyponyms of get the better of include demolish, destroy, beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish, wallop, down, overrun, lurch, skunk, expel, rout, rout out, upset, nose, conquer, come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive.

get the better of (verb)	trounce (verb)
win a victory over	censure severely or angrily
	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
	beat severely with a whip or rod

get the better of vs trounce

get the better of and trounce both are verbs.

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