| noun | a sound defeat |
| noun | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| verb | beat severely with a whip or rod “The teacher often flogged the students” |
| verb | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict “Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship” |
| verb | censure severely or angrily “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car” |
| thrash | verb | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
| wallop | verb | defeat soundly and utterly |
| drub | verb | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
| trounce | verb | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| whip | verb | defeat thoroughly |
| beat | verb | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression |
| whack | verb | hit hard |
| flogging | noun | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment |
| welt | noun | a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions |
| whip | noun | an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping |
| whipper | noun | a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip |
| whipping | noun | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment |
| lash | noun | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object |
| strap | noun | whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging |
| trouncing | noun | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| beatable | adjective | susceptible to being defeated |
| beating | noun | the act of overcoming or outdoing |
| vanquishable | adjective | susceptible to being defeated |
| vanquisher | noun | someone who is victorious by force of arms |
| rebuker | noun | someone who finds fault or imputes blame |
| rebuke | noun | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| reproof | noun | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| lecture | noun | a lengthy rebuke |
| reprimand | noun | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| scolder | noun | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
| scolding | noun | rebuking a person harshly |
| chiding | noun | rebuking a person harshly |