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rack up vs trounce

trounce vs rack up

rack up and trounce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rack up No No Yes No
trounce No No Yes No
As verbs, trounce is a hypernym of rack up; that is, trounce is a word with a broader meaning than rack up:
  • rack up: defeat thoroughly
  • trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hypernyms of rack up include beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish.
rack up (verb) trounce (verb)
supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) censure severely or angrily
defeat thoroughly come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
gain points in a game beat severely with a whip or rod
place in a rack
Difference between rack up and trounce

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