ETYM OE brayen, French braire to bray, Old Fren. braire to cry, from Late Lat. bragire to whinny; perh. from the Celtic and akin to Eng. break; or perh. of imitative origin.
To laugh loudly and harshly.

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling of pulverize.

(Alternate spelling: pulverise).
1. To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like.
2. To triumph decisively over another team, in sports.
3. Reduce to powder or fragments; grind; smash.

1. To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
2. To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.
3. To rub or grind into a fine powder
4. Rub; bruise; grind to powder.