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defeat vs down

down vs defeat

defeat and down both are nouns.

defeat is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

defeat and down both are verbs.

defeat is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defeat Yes No Yes No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, down is a hyponym of defeat; that is, down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defeat:
  • defeat: win a victory over
  • down: bring down or defeat (an opponent)
defeat (noun) down (noun)
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (American football) a complete play to advance the football
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
defeat (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
defeat (verb) down (verb)
win a victory over improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
thwart the passage of bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
defeat (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between defeat and down

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