defeat (noun)
91Gideon — noun Etymology: Hebrew Gidh‘ōn Date: 1535 1. an early Hebrew hero noted for his defeat of the Midianites 2. a member of an interdenominational organization whose activities include the placing of Bibles in hotel rooms …
92lacing — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of one that laces 2. something that laces ; lace 3. a contrasting marginal band of color (as on a feather) 4. a. a dash of liquor in a food or beverage b. a trace or sprinkling that adds spice or flavor 5. a… …
93licking — noun Date: 1756 1. a sound thrashing ; drubbing 2. defeat …
94limited war — noun Date: 1939 a war whose objective is less than the total defeat of the enemy …
95plastering — noun Date: 15th century 1. a coating of or as if of plaster 2. a decisive defeat …
96point spread — noun Date: circa 1949 the number of points by which an oddsmaker expects a favorite to defeat an underdog …
97pushover — noun Date: 1906 1. something accomplished without difficulty ; snap 2. an opponent who is easy to defeat or a victim who is capable of no effective resistance 3. someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal ; sucker …
98setback — noun Date: 1674 1. a checking of progress 2. defeat, reverse 3. pitch IV,7 4. a placing of a face of a building on a line some distance to the rear of the building line or of the wall below; also the area produced by a setback 5. automatic… …
99shellacking — noun Date: 1931 a decisive defeat ; drubbing …
100Tory — noun (plural Tories) Etymology: Irish tóraidhe outlaw, robber, from Middle Irish tóir pursuit Date: 1646 1. a dispossessed Irishman subsisting as an outlaw chiefly in the 17th century 2. obsolete bandit, outlaw 3. a. a member or supporter of a… …
