transitive. To surpass or overcome in playing; to defeat; to outplay. rare.

Used hyperbolically to denote an effusive welcome, etc., or the gaining of a complete or overwhelming victory.

transitive. To beat, in various games of skill, sometimes by a specified number or proportion of points. (See lurch, n.1 2.)

transitive. To play better than; to beat or surpass in playing (in various senses of the verb). Occasionally reflexive.

transitive. colloquial. To defeat (an opponent) easily or decisively in a game, competition, or other contest (originally esp. a physical fight).

transitive. To beat (another person, team, or animal) in a contest or competition, esp. a sporting event.

transitive. Sport. To defeat completely, esp. by a considerable distance in a race.

transitive. To inflict a heavy defeat on (an army, nation, enemy, etc.) in a conflict or battle; to defeat (an opponent) easily or decisively in…

transitive. colloquial (originally Baseball). In a game or contest: to beat (an opponent) in such a way that he or she fails to score. Also…

To dismiss (a sports team) without a score; to prevent from scoring. North American.

transitive. Sport. To defeat (an opponent) resoundingly or decisively.

U.S. transitive. In a sporting contest: to defeat, esp. by a narrow margin.

transitive. To beat by winning a slam; also dialect, to trump. Hence transferred, to beat completely.

transitive. slang. To defeat utterly; (esp. Boxing) to strike with repeated heavy blows.

To knock down (skittles, etc.); Cricket, to bowl out (batters) in rapid succession. Also figurative: to kill, defeat easily.

transitive. U.S. Sport colloquial. To defeat (a competitor or team) overwhelmingly.

transitive. In sport: to defeat (an opponent) utterly; to trounce.

figurative. transitive. colloquial (chiefly Sport). To defeat (a player, team, etc.) easily or overwhelmingly.

In weakened sense. transitive. Sport (originally U.S.). To defeat (a team or opponent) decisively.

To defeat heavily at a sport. colloquial.

figurative. To inflict heavy defeat(s) on, in war, games, etc.; to strike forcefully; to beat up. colloquial.

transitive. slang (originally U.S.). To defeat (an opponent, rival, etc.) totally or resoundingly, esp. in a sporting match. Also in extended use.

Baseball. (See quot. 1896. Cf. to shut out). Also transferred in other games and figurative. North American.

transitive. To defeat (an opponent in a game or match) such that their final score is zero. More generally: to defeat; to quash, to reduce to…

transitive. U.S. colloquial. To defeat (an opponent in a game or match) without allowing them to score. Cf. zilch, v.

spec. in U.S. Sport, to defeat.