See beating in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A punishment dealt with blows or lashes:
flogging, hiding, lashing, thrashing, whipping. (Informal) trimming. (Slang) licking. See attack, rewardThe act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:
defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment. (Informal) massacre, trimming, whipping. (Slang) dusting, licking. See winLearn more about beating