wax

¹wax

verb

Definition of WAX

1

to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction <waxing a surfboard>

Synonyms grease, oil, slick, wax

Related Words bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet

Near Antonyms coarsen, rough, roughen; dehydrate, dry, parch, sear

slang

to defeat by a large margin <I can't believe I bet on a football team that ended up getting waxed 45–0>

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

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