trounce vs overpower

overpower vs trounce

trounce and overpower both are verbs.

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

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

trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
overpower: overcome by superior force

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, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

trounce (verb)	overpower (verb)
censure severely or angrily	overcome by superior force
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
beat severely with a whip or rod

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