| Main Entry: |
defeat |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
conquer in athletic contest |
Synonyms: |
KO,
beat, bust, clobber,
cream*, deck,
drop*, drub,
edge, flax, flog,
floor*, knock out,
lambaste*,
lick, outhit, outjump, outplay, outrun,
overpower, plow under, pommel,
pound*, powder, pulverize, run roughshod over,
skin*, steamroll,
take, take it all, take to cleaners,
tan*,
thrash,
total, trounce, wallop, whack, whomp,
win, work over, zap
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| Notes: |
decimate means to kill or destroy in large numbers; defeat means to win a victory over or to beat |
Antonyms: |
give up, lose, surrender
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