The meaning of Defeated

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Usage examples:

The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

Usage examples:

The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

Usage examples:

They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Buy the best you can afford

verb

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

Usage examples:

He conquered cyprus

verb

To defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land

Usage examples:

I felt like i had conquered the world., students have to conquer their initial shyness., the conque…

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

Usage examples:

He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Defeat or overcome with superior strength.

Usage examples:

He overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station

verb

To defeat someone by having greater strength or power

Usage examples:

The team’s forward is strong enough to overpower smaller defenders and quick enough to drive past b…

verb

Remove forcibly from power.

Usage examples:

Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king

noun

A removal from power.

Usage examples:

The speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy

verb

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

Usage examples:

Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

Usage examples:

His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

To stop or block something from happening

Usage examples:

The secretary of defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the di…

verb

To state officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted

Usage examples:

Quash a conviction/decision/order his conviction was quashed in march after a lengthy legal battle.…

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

Usage examples:

The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

Usage examples:

In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

Usage examples:

You routed each plank all along its length

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

Usage examples:

Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

verb

Beat severely with a whip or rod

verb

To defeat a competitor by a large score

Usage examples:

The red sox trounced the yankees 12 to 1 in the first game.

verb

Defeat thoroughly.

Usage examples:

He successfully vanquished his rival

verb

Defeat in a competition, race, or conflict

verb

To defeat completely

Usage examples:

Smallpox, a once deadly disease, has now been vanquished.

adjective

Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable.

Usage examples:

He was the company's worst driver

adverb

Most severely or seriously.

Usage examples:

Manufacturing and mining are the industries worst affected by falling employment

noun

The most serious or unpleasant thing that could happen.

Usage examples:

When i saw the ambulance outside her front door, i began to fear the worst