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🕳️ A muddy pit 🏚️ A bad place 🥊 To defeat badly
to mudhole

to mudhole

9.9
To beat someone by a large amount in a game
  • verb
  • /ˈmʌdhoʊl/
  • Informal
translation icon : derrotar
  • They completely mudholed their opponents in the final match.

Examples

  • I didn't expect him to mudhole me in the competition!

  • We watched our school mudhole the competition at the state championship.

  • If they keep playing like this, they'll mudhole the other team in the finals.

  • The coach promised the fans that his players would mudhole their long-time rivals.

  • If they keep playing like this, they'll mudhole the other team in the finals.

  • The coach promised the fans that his players would mudhole their long-time rivals.

  • We watched our school mudhole the competition at the state championship.

Synonyms

to vanquish
vsto mudhole
  • Formal
109 7.2

Beat someone or something completely in a conflict

is an informal US phrase rather than the formal term used here
to kick-ass
vsto mudhole
  • Offensive
11 8.7

To beat someone by a large amount in a contest or game

is an informal US phrase that is less vulgar or slangy than this term
to clobber
vsto mudhole
  • Informal
8 7.7

To beat someone completely in a game or fight

is an informal US phrase, not the rough physical-sounding verb
to shellack
vsto mudhole
  • Informal
3 8.5

To beat someone very badly in a game or match

focuses on decisive defeat but not necessarily by a large margin
to wallop
vsto mudhole
  • Informal
1 6.7

To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest

is an informal US phrase rather than a neutral verb
to drub
vsto mudhole
1 8.8

To beat someone badly in a game or fight

is an informal US phrase instead of a traditional strong verb

How Decisive

to annihilate
  • NSFW
63 7.5
to crush
386 4.7
to mudhole
  • Informal
9.9
to trounce
14 7.5
defeat
275 2.5
to beat
∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

mudhole infinitive
mudholed past
mudholed past participle
mudholing present participle
mudholes third person singular

Morphology

mudhole = mudhole (opaque) = mud + hole

The verb is a conversion from the noun 'mudhole', but the competitive-defeat meaning is idiomatic and not directly predictable from the literal parts.

Etymology

The verb mudhole is American slang and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine leaving an opponent stuck in a mudhole. That image shows why to mudhole someone means to beat them badly.