defeat (n)
licking#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
examples it was a narrow defeat
the army's only defeat
they suffered a convincing licking
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Hypernym ending, conclusion, finish; failure
Derivationally related form defeat → defeatist
Derivationally related form defeat → defeat
Antonym defeat → victory
Hyponym heartbreaker; lurch; rout; shutout, skunk; thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping; waterloo; whitewash
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Hyponym ending, conclusion, finish; failure
Antonym victory → defeat
Hypernym heartbreaker; lurch; rout; shutout, skunk; thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping; waterloo; whitewash
Derivationally related form defeatist → defeat
Derivationally related form defeat → defeat

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