spell down
transitive verbDefinition of spell down
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to defeat in a spelling match
spelldown
noun
plural -s
Definition of spelldown (Entry 2 of 2)
: a spelling match that begins with all the contestants standing and ends when all but one have been forced by the rules to sit down after misspelling a word
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