Drub and Whup

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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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Whup and drub are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whup" instead a verb "Drub".

Whup verb - To defeat by a large margin.

Usage example: in the summer box office sweepstakes, most of the Hollywood blockbusters got whupped by a small indie movie with no stars

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Drub and whup are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drub" instead a verb "Whup".

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