Difference between Beat and Trounce

What is the difference between Beat and Trounce?

Beat as a verb is to hit; to knock; to pound; to strike. while Trounce as a verb is to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily

Beat

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (gay slang) fabulous exhausted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike. To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel someone in a particular, competitive event. To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind. To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip. (impersonal): It beats X Y = X cannot understand Y, where Y is an indirect question.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A pulsation or throb. A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece. A rhythm. The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency A pause with the camera focused on one shot, often a characters face (often used in screenplays/teleplays). The route of a patrol by a guard or officer as in walk the beat. In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.). A small part of a dramatic play. The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music. A beatnik.

Example sentence: You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

Trounce

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavilyto punishto beat severely; thrash

We hope you now know whether to use Beat or Trounce in your sentence.

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