Dust and Drub

Dust

Dust verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans

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

Nearby Words: dusty, dusted, dusting, duster

Drub

Drub verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
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Dust and drub are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dust" instead a verb "Drub".
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