Synonyms: clobber, thrash, lick, drub, cream, bat
Definition: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Usage: We licked the other team on Sunday!
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game