Shellac
Shellac verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: the local soccer team was shellacked 35–0 in their final outing for the season
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Shellac
Skunk
Skunk verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal
Nearby Word: skunked
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Skunk and Shellac. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shellac/skunk
Shellac & Skunk. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/shellac/skunk>.
Skunk or Shellac. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/shellac/skunk.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "shellac" and "skunk" have occurred on timeline