Defeat and Nail

Defeat

Defeat verb - To achieve a victory over.

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Nail and defeat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nail" instead a verb "Defeat".

Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

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Defeat and nail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defeat" instead a verb "Nail".

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

human	human defeat	human nail
long	long defeat	long nail
certain	certain defeat	certain nail
original	original defeat	original nail
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, big, huge, final, decisive, bloody, last.

guy	defeat guy	nail guy
group	defeat group	nail group
time	defeat time	nail time
leader	defeat leader	nail leader
Other words: brother, anyone, player, enemy, opponents, guys.

After their initial defeat they realized that the world could never be conquered with force alone, because people would fight tooth and nail for their freedom.

Source: War for Fun and Profit
In any case, they fight tooth and nail to defeat each other, and eventually one comes out on top, tasting victory while the opponent lies helpless and defeated.

Source: Finish Him!
And for one more nail in the coffin, take the first game and consider Blue and Giovani, the first being your rival who when you ultimately defeat him is told he doesn't love his pokemon enough and that's why he lost, and the second being a crime boss.

Source: Broken Aesop / Video Games

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