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trounce vs get the best

get the best vs trounce

trounce and get the best both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trounce No No Yes No
get the best No No Yes No
As verbs, get the best is a hyponym of trounce; that is, get the best is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trounce:
  • trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  • get the best: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
Other hyponyms of trounce include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.
trounce (verb) get the best (verb)
censure severely or angrily overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
beat severely with a whip or rod
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