The Clue
Beat (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DEFEATED
Tags
Notes
The answer DEFEATED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Beaten
Vanquished
Got the better of
Having no spark left
Definition
DEFEATED as a noun:
1. (defeated, discomfited) = people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
DEFEAT as a verb:
1. (get the better of, overcome, defeat) = win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
2. (kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out) = thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
DEFEATED as an adjective:
1. beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy"
2. (defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted) = disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"