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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard hit |
| Synonyms: | KO, bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, blindside, bop, buffet, bump, clip, clout, clump, collision, concussion, crack, cut, ding, impact, jab, jar, jolt, kick, knock, knockout, knuckle sandwich, lick, percussion, poke, pound, punch, rap, shock, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, stroke, swat, swing, swipe, thrust, thump, thwack, uppercut, wallop, whack, whomp, zap |
| Main Entry: | knockout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a blow that knocks unconscious |
| Synonyms: | KO, TKO, blow, cold pack, coup de grace, final blow, finishing blow, hearts and flowers, kayo, knockout blow, technical knockout |
| Main Entry: | licking |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat |
| Synonyms: | KO, ambush, annihilation, beating, blow*, break, breakdown, check, collapse, conquest, count*, debacle, defeasance, destruction, discomfiture, downthrow, drubbing, embarrassment, extermination, failure, fall, insuccess, killing*, lacing, loss, massacre, mastery, nonsuccess, overthrow, paddling, rebuff, repulse, reverse, rout, ruin, scalping, setback, shellacking, slaughter, subjugation, thrashing, trap, trashing, trimming, triumph, trouncing, vanquishment, waxing, whaling, whipping, whitewashing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thrashing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat |
| Synonyms: | KO, ambush, annihilation, beating, blow*, break*, breakdown, check, collapse, conquest, count*, debacle, defeasance, destruction, discomfiture, downthrow, drubbing, embarrassment, extermination, failure, fall, insuccess, killing*, lacing, licking, loss, massacre, mastery, nonsuccess, overthrow, paddling, rebuff, repulse, reverse, rout, ruin, scalping, setback, shellacking, slaughter, subjugation, trap, trashing, trimming, triumph, trouncing, vanquishment, waxing, whaling, whipping, whitewashing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vanquishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat |
| Synonyms: | KO, ambush, annihilation, beating, blow*, break*, breakdown, check, collapse, conquest, count*, debacle, defeasance, destruction, discomfiture, downthrow, drubbing, embarrassment, extermination, failure, fall, insuccess, killing*, lacing, licking, loss, massacre, mastery, nonsuccess, overthrow, paddling, rebuff, repulse, reverse, rout, ruin, scalping, setback, shellacking, slaughter, subjugation, thrashing, trap, trashing, trimming, triumph, trouncing, waxing, whaling, whipping, whitewashing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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