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Drub


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.
  • (n.) A blow with a cudgel; a thump.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This drubbing exposed not only the team's inadequacy on the day in the face of a rampant United side who sensed miserable resistance almost from the kick-off, but also Arsène Wenger's tepid commitment to the FA Cup, whatever his ready-made complaints of depleted resources before and after.
  • (2) Brown spoke out after seven cabinet attendees quit government and Labour suffered a drubbing in the local elections.
  • (3) It's the drubbing he's received from sections of the British press for The Wind That Shakes the Barley, his Palme d'Or-winning film about the Irish war of independence, starring Cillian Murphy.
  • (4) The British men have been through an "I get knocked down but I get up again" tournament, coming back miraculously on a couple of occasions – including in an earlier match against the Aussies – to make it out of the group before suffering a proper drubbing in the semi-final, 9-2 against the brilliant orange Dutch.
  • (5) However, a 4-0 drubbing at home to Bournemouth on the opening day of the campaign led to the manager and his players being jeered by fans.
  • (6) Despite England's Ashes drubbing by the Australians, Test Match Special, which airs on Radio 4 long wave and the digital station 5 Live Sports Extra, accounted for 19 of the top 20 requested radio shows.
  • (7) Philippe Coutinho’s brilliantly taken winner, struck from fully 30 yards, will not expel the memories of that 6-1 drubbing when Steven Gerrard’s final match for the club turned into the kind of harrowing ordeal a man with his history could scarcely have thought plausible.
  • (8) What's certain, though, is that nothing could have been worse than keeping the spineless Ayrault at his side after last weekend's drubbing at the local elections and the loss of 175 municipalities.
  • (9) A bath” – for the uninitiated – is a Spanish way of saying a drubbing, or a whitewash; a real beating.
  • (10) Wenger lamented again how the campaign had been scarred by the high-profile away-day drubbings, most gruesomely the 6-0 at Stamford Bridge, which reignited all of those questions about Arsenal's knowhow.
  • (11) The turnaround was even more amazing given that Scotland had won the previous year's match 7-2, a score that remained England's worst drubbing until they popped over to Budapest in 1954 for their 7-1 humiliation at the hands of the Hungarians.
  • (12) A training ground set-to following September’s drubbing by Celtic led to a classic Barton apology, laced with the qualifier: “I cannot apologise for caring deeply about winning.” His suspension, then his departure, followed swiftly.
  • (13) Look at the history of byelections throughout the ages - midterm governments tend to get a drubbing".
  • (14) They also show that entrapment in liposomes can reduce metabolic degradation of a drub, maintain high plasma levels and reduce its renal excretion.
  • (15) There are three separate satirical programmes on Geo, the country’s biggest and most watched independent television channel, where politicians come in for a regular drubbing.
  • (16) However, the serotonin depleting drub para-chlorophenylalanine produced a marked increase in decremental bar pressing compared to saline-injected controls.
  • (17) I'm tempted as I think Liverpool might bottle it against Newcastle, Chelsea should see off an awful Cardiff team and even though plucky little City will probably get a drubbing against Big Sam's claret and blue army they'll still finish first.
  • (18) Walker’s last appearance at Stamford Bridge was the 4-0 drubbing in March 2014 , after which the Spurs manager at the time, Tim Sherwood, questioned the character of his players .
  • (19) They had fluffed their lines in the 4-0 Boxing Day drubbing at Southampton but there was reassurance here against a Bournemouth team that looked tidy enough but lacked ruthlessness at both ends.
  • (20) For Cook, considering another drubbing by the analysts, that might have to do.

Trub


Definition:

  • (n.) A truffle.

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