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Word of the Day – Drub

By December 17, 2025Word of the Day

Drub (verb)

drub

To beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash. / To defeat decisively, as in a game or contest.

1625–35; perhaps by uncertain mediation < Arabic ḍarb blow, beating

Example sentences

“They absolutely drubbed us by 20 points in the match. I’ll never live with the shame.”

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