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Noun defeat has 2 senses
- defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending
--1 is a kind of ending, conclusion, finish; failure
Antonyms: victory, triumph
--1 has particulars:
- frustration, defeat - the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
--2 is a kind of disappointment, letdown
Verb defeat has 2 senses
- get the better of, overcome, defeat - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to defeat his opponent
- kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
--2 is one way to veto, blackball, negative
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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