trounce vs outdo

outdo vs trounce

trounce and outdo both are verbs.

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

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

trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
outdo: be or do something to a greater degree

Other hyponyms of trounce include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

trounce (verb)	outdo (verb)
censure severely or angrily	be or do something to a greater degree
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	get the better of
beat severely with a whip or rod

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