Noun

• S: (n) defeat (defeat%1:11:00::), licking (licking%1:11:01::) (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest) "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
• S: (n) frustration (frustration%1:12:00::), defeat (defeat%1:12:00::) (the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals)

Verb

• S: (v) get the better of (get_the_better_of%2:33:00::), overcome (overcome%2:33:03::), defeat (defeat%2:33:00::) (win a victory over) "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
• S: (v) kill (kill%2:41:01::), shoot down (shoot_down%2:41:00::), defeat (defeat%2:41:00::), vote down (vote_down%2:41:00::), vote out (vote_out%2:41:00::) (thwart the passage of) "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"