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1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | corporal punishment, |
| definition | : | the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | flagellation, |
| definition | : | beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation (noun.act) |
2. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | failure, |
| definition | : | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | heartbreaker, |
| definition | : | a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | lurch, |
| definition | : | a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | rout, |
| definition | : | an overwhelming defeat (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | shutout, skunk, |
| definition | : | a defeat in a game where one side fails to score (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | waterloo, |
| definition | : | a final crushing defeat (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | whitewash, |
| definition | : | a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score (noun.event) |
3. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat, beat up, work over, |
| definition | : | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact) |
4. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event)
| antonym | : | triumph, victory, |
| definition | : | a successful ending of a struggle or contest (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | defeatist, negativist, |
| definition | : | someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions (noun.person) |
5. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat, beat up, work over, |
| definition | : | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact) |
6. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event)
| antonym | : | triumph, victory, |
| definition | : | a successful ending of a struggle or contest (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | defeatist, negativist, |
| definition | : | someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions (noun.person) |
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