Defeat
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

4 letters

WHIP
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

DOWN
(American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

BEST
The supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

LICK
Touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

LOSS
The act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"

WLOO

ROUT
An overwhelming defeat

KILL
The destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

5 letters

SBACK

UPEND
Set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"

WORST
The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

6 letters

THRASH
A swimming kick used while treading water

7 letters

VOTEOUT
Thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

LICKING
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

TROUNCE
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

FAILURE
An act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"

REVERSE
Turning in the opposite direction

CONQUER
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

SETBACK
Cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

8 letters

OVERCOME
Get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

VOTEDOWN
Vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position"

VANQUISH
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

WATERLOO
The battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon

CONQUEST
Success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"

9 letters

OVERTHROW
The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

CHECKMATE
A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

OVERPOWER
Overcome by superior force

OVERWHELM
Charge someone with too many tasks

SHOOTDOWN
Shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

11 letters

SHELLACKING

FRUSTRATION
An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

12 letters

DISCOMFITURE
Anxious embarrassment

14 letters

PUTTHEKIBOSHON

GETTHEBETTEROF
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"

15 letters

MOPTHEFLOORWITH