Lump and Shellacking

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Lump noun - Failure to win a contest.

Usage example: you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride

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Shellacking and lump are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shellacking" instead a noun "Lump".

Nearby Words: lumpy, lumpish, lumped, lumpen, lumping

Shellacking noun - Failure to win a contest.

Usage example: suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition

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Lump and shellacking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lump" instead a noun "Shellacking".

Nearby Word: shellacked

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