Defeat and Do down

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Defeat verb - To achieve a victory over.

Usage example: they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs

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Do down and defeat are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Do down" instead a verb "Defeat".

Do down verb - To achieve a victory over.

Usage example: you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet

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Defeat and do down are semantically related. You can use "Defeat" instead a verb "Do down".

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