Drub and Mutilate

Drub

Drub verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
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Mutilate and drub are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mutilate" instead a verb "Drub".

Mutilate

Mutilate verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.
Usage example: was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash

Drub and mutilate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drub" instead a verb "Mutilate".

Nearby Words: mutilation, mutilating
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Mutilate and Drub. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drub/mutilate
Drub & Mutilate. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drub/mutilate>.
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