work over vs trounce

work over and trounce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
work over	No	No	Yes	No
trounce	No	No	Yes	No

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

work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
trounce: beat severely with a whip or rod

work over (verb)	trounce (verb)
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression	censure severely or angrily
	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
	beat severely with a whip or rod