Associations to the word «Drub»

Wiktionary

DRUB, verb. To beat (someone or something) with a stick
DRUB, verb. To forcefully teach something
DRUB, verb. To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush
DRUB, verb. To criticize harshly; to excoriate

Dictionary definition

DRUB, verb. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats