skunk

²skunk

verb

Definition of SKUNK

transitive verb

1

a : defeat b : to prevent entirely from scoring or succeeding : shut out

2

: to fail to pay; also : cheat

Examples of SKUNK

1. <we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal>
2. <our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving>

First Known Use of SKUNK

1843

Related to SKUNK

Synonyms: annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, whip, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whomp, whop (or whap), whup

Antonyms: lose (to)

Related Words: sweep, upset; beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst; crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish; ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed; break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

Near Antonyms: fall, give up, go down, go under; collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash out

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