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noun (n)

• the act of overcoming or outdoing(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  whipping
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.(noun)

  source: webster1913