| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated: beating, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment. Informal : massacre, trimming, whipping. Slang : dusting, licking. See WIN. | | VERB: | 1. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, master, overcome, prevail against or (over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal : trim, whip. Slang : ace, lick. Idioms: carry (or win) the day, get (or have) the best of, get (or have) the better of, go someone one better. See WIN. 2. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose: baffle, balk, check, checkmate, foil, frustrate, stymie, thwart. Informal : cross, stump. Idioms: cut the ground from under. See ALLOW.
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