to skunk
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8.8
- verb
- /skʌŋk/
- Informal
- I was rooting for the Cards to win it all, but I hope they get skunked by the Giants now.
- get skunked
- skunked again
Examples
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The basketball team was skunked during the championship, with the final score showing zero points for them.
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Yeah, I suck so bad I just skunked you.
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-It looked like you skunked out on us.
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You guys are all getting skunked.
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After the U.S. team skunked the Lithuanians 127-76 in the 1992 Olympic semifinal, the teams posed for a photo.
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Our opponents skunked us with a final score of 5-0, leaving us without any points on the board.
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After a tough match, the home team skunked their rivals, not allowing them to score a single point.
Synonyms
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4.2
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
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8.5
To beat someone very badly in a game or match
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7.7
To stop the other team from scoring in a game
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6.7
To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest
To beat someone by a large amount in a game
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.9
Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly
Compounds
- US
A large skunk with a bare nose and white back and tail found in southwestern North America and Mexico
- Specialized
A small skunk with black and white fur in a marbled pattern from the United States and Mexico
- Specialized
A large skunk with a bare, pig-like snout and a white back and tail from southwestern North America
A large skunk with a bare pig-like nose and a white back and tail from southwestern North America
- US
A skunk with a white band of fur around its neck that lives in Mexico and southern Arizona
- US
A stocky wild animal from North America with thick fur that eats meat, like a wolverine
A small animal from the United States and Mexico with black and white spotted fur
A small black animal with white stripes that sprays a strong bad smell when scared
How Decisive
Surface Forms
Etymology
To skunk someone means to beat them by a large margin or stop them from scoring, using the same idea of a humiliating, 'stinking' defeat named after the animal.