Answer: trounces

AnswerCrossword Clue
TROUNCESClobbers
TROUNCESDoesn't just defeat
TROUNCESBeats convincingly
TROUNCESDefeats: Colloq.
TROUNCESBeats.
TROUNCESBuries
TROUNCESBeats decisively
TROUNCESBeats decidedly
TROUNCESShellacs
trouncesTROUNCE, to beat (to strike repeatedly)
trouncesRebuke or punish severely
trouncesDefeat heavily in a contest