trounce vs screw

screw vs trounce

trounce is not a noun while screw is a noun.

trounce and screw both are verbs.

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

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

trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
screw: defeat someone through trickery or deceit

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, 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 (noun)	screw (noun)
	slang for sexual intercourse
	a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
	a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
	a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
	someone who guards prisoners

trounce (verb)	screw (verb)
censure severely or angrily	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
beat severely with a whip or rod	cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
	turn like a screw
	have sexual intercourse with

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