trounce vs birch

trounce is not a noun while birch is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trounce	No	No	Yes	No
birch	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of trounce include flagellate, scourge, leather, horsewhip, switch, cowhide, cat.

trounce (noun)	birch (noun)
	a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
	any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
	hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

trounce (adjective)	birch (adjective)
	consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

trounce (verb)	birch (verb)
censure severely or angrily	whip with a birch twig
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
beat severely with a whip or rod