defeat vs shell

shell vs defeat

defeat and shell both are nouns.

defeat and shell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defeat	Yes	No	Yes	No
shell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shell is a hyponym of defeat; that is, shell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defeat:

defeat: win a victory over
shell: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Other hyponyms of defeat include demolish, destroy, beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish, wallop, down, overrun, lurch, skunk, expel, rout, rout out, upset, nose, conquer, come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive.

defeat (noun)	shell (noun)
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest	the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
	ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
	the housing or outer covering of something
	a very light narrow racing boat
	a rigid covering that envelops an object
	the exterior covering of a bird's egg
	the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
	the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

defeat (verb)	shell (verb)
win a victory over	remove from its shell or outer covering
thwart the passage of	remove the husks from
	use explosives on
	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
	hit the pitches of hard and regularly
	look for and collect shells by the seashore
	fall out of the pod or husk
	create by using explosives

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