trounce: Word of the day for November 9, 2019
trounce , v : (transitive) To beat severely; to thrash. (transitive) To beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin. (transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language. (transitive, Britain, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue. [...] (intransitive, Britain, dialectal) To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge. (intransitive, Britain, dialectal) To pass across or over; to traverse. (intransitive) To travel quickly over a long distance.