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Present participle for to achieve victory over
Present participle for to outdo or surpass
Present participle for to beat in a competition of wits
Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
Present participle for to deceive or trick
Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect
Present participle for to control one's emotions or conduct
Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
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Present participle for to achieve victory over
beating
defeating
besting
conquering
overcoming
licking
subduing
trouncing
vanquishing
worsting
routing
crushing
overpowering
thrashing
clobbering
overwhelming
drubbing
skunking
quashing
whipping
hammering
pasting
slaughtering
murdering
demolishing
bettering
stuffing
destroying
shellacking
crucifying
marmalizing
killing
triumphing over
prevailing over
winning against
wiping the floor with
making mincemeat of
running rings around
walking all over
taking to the cleaners
walking over
gaining a victory over
winning over
getting the upper hand
mastering
surmounting
outdoing
owning
surpassing
creaming
dispatching
overmatching
stopping
upending
subjugating
getting around
outclassing
getting
quelling
taking
overbearing
bringing someone to their knees
excelling
topping
trimming
doing down
blowing out of the water
overthrowing
outplaying
outshining
exceeding
outstripping
transcending
outperforming
tanking
massacring
smashing
giving someone a hiding
blowing out
annihilating
trumping
flattening
overshadowing
controlling
slamming
giving someone a drubbing
going one better than
getting over
eclipsing
repressing
walloping
wallopping
curbing
pounding
outmaneuvering
US
pulverizing
US
outmatching
caning
trashing
doing better than
beating hollow
turning inside out
coping with
dealing with
outmanoeuvring
UK
pulverising
UK
burying
whomping
taming
dominating
passing
undoing
outdistancing
outgunning
triumphing
overtaking
putting in the shade
gaining mastery over
suppressing
outwitting
outsmarting
bridling
capping
smothering
reducing
overturning
totalling
totaling
throwing
solving
outflanking
humbling
outrunning
flogging
outpacing
blowing away
knocking out
wiping out
defeating utterly
taking care of
downing
running rings round
rising above
bearing down
towering over
putting to shame
getting a grip on
checking
smoking
whupping
whopping
pacifying
whapping
dusting
bombing
outrivaling
outrivalling
tromping
upsetting
improving upon
prevailing
skinning
finishing
overtopping
torpedoing
finding a solution to
working over
pommelling
zapping
winning
pommeling
winning a resounding victory over
circumventing
trampling
snowing under
finding an answer to
restraining
outfoxing
subjecting
breaking
governing
subordinating
outranking
upstaging
waxing
busting
overrunning
outvying
bulldozing
leaving standing
sorting out
knocking for a loop
hurdling
sinking
flooring
finding the solution to
getting the upper hand over
picking apart
dwarfing
towering above
walking away from
cracking
pipping at the post
running circles around
dropping
putting paid to
going one better
putting down
resolving
plowing under
finding the answer to
chastening
spanking
taking it all
lambasting
subverting
swamping
outslicking
foxing
outthinking
overreaching
regulating
ruling
hegemonizing
improving on
negotiating
hiding
resisting
bludgeoning
ruining
whitewashing
decimating
gaining the advantage over
obliterating
rolling
ambushing
belting
knocking over
putting an end to
cutting to pieces
butchering
bashing
winning a victory over
routeing
shutting down
slaying
beating down
gaining control of
rendering powerless
getting ahead of
getting round
slogging
rendering helpless
pummelling
UK
bringing to ruin
knocking spots off
getting through
taking to cleaners
mowing down
edging
basting
wiping off the map
thwarting
decking
outhitting
whaling
devastating
nosing out
outhussling
threshing
KO'ing
getting further ahead of
shipwrecking
rolling back
roughing up
thumping
coming out on top
edging out
running roughshod over
rendering incapable
going beyond
blowing out of water
punishing
whacking
finishing off
steamrolling
doing
leathering
frustrating
messing up
grinding down
outjockeying
pwning
mauling
battering
leaving behind
entrapping
shooting ahead
pummeling
humiliating
getting control of
doing in
outstepping
shaking off
chastising
gaining ascendancy over
currying
outjumping
overriding
buffeting
tanning
bunging up
striking down
beating up
taking a stick to
buffetting
conning
striking
giving a drubbing to
making a fool of
getting one up on
leading
gaining on
faking out
outguessing
shooting ahead of
hosing
winning the race
towering
leaving
extinguishing
gaining the upper hand over
defeating easily
defeating heavily
knocking for six
making it past
making it over
putting to flight
checkmating
putting someone in their place
discomfiting
overmastering
throwing back in confusion
driving off
trampling underfoot
succeeding over
shutting out
larruping
larrupping
beating back
bringing to knees
confounding
putting to rout
cleaning up on
foiling
enduring
taking in
bringing under control
getting under control
turning over
capsizing
toppling
nullifying
dismantling
breaking down
taking over
squashing
putting the kibosh on
curtailing
squelching
cracking down on
stamping out
stifling
arresting
wasting
bowling over
putting away
gaining control over
shutting off
dumbfounding
laying out
immobilizing
US
rolling over
overawing
stretching
taking out
blanking
immobilising
UK
staggering
directing
commanding
managing
stunning
shocking
outliving
coming out on top of
surviving
weathering
rendering
outcompeting
getting to grips with
taking in hand
standing up to
withstanding
getting one over on
gaining a victory
taking the crown
gaining mastery of
coming first
taking the honours
taking the prize
winning out
winning through
sweeping
getting last laugh
winning hands down
prevailing against
taking the cake
overstepping
carrying the day
scooping
being successful
containing
constraining
inhibiting
shaming
overpassing
holding
measuring
keeping
moderating
calming
tempering
mitigating
disciplining
softening
mellowing
mollifying
tranquilizing
US
gentling
muting
pulling in
watering down
toning down
reclaiming
cowing
reining in
tranquillising
UK
unseating
knocking off
oppressing
prostrating
whelming
keeping down
bringing under the yoke
bringing to heel
bringing down
bogging down
engulfing
bombarding
overloading
deluging
inundating
flooding
silencing
wrecking
undermining
overburdening
glutting
crippling
enfeebling
icing
strangling
quelching
annexing
consuming
besieging
slapping down
treading
drowning
snuffing out
blasting
steamrollering
bearing down on
clamping down on
blotting out
treading on
swallowing up
giving someone a pasting
putting a stop to
forcing down
dismissing
mullering
licking the pants off
negating
besetting
settling
enslaving
disabling
shooting down
outfighting
taking down
putting the squeeze on
eating alive
beating the pants off
mopping up
taking apart
beating the daylights out of
lowering the boom on
keeping under
weakening
overcrowding
snowing
crowding
seizing
holding sway over
keeping under thumb
demoting
demoralizing
US
weighing down
incapacitating
impairing
disrating
forcing
occupying
impoverishing
invading
demoralising
UK
capturing
appropriating
felling
taking control of
taking possession of
ousting
profligating
driving away
deposing
levelling
UK
tripping
leveling
US
dethroning
beating the stuffing out of
tackling
bowling down
throwing to the ground
tripping up
knocking down
throwing down
bringing to the ground
knocking to the ground
setting down
submerging
immersing
supplanting
uncrowning
unthroning
plunging
unhorsing
devouring
beating the crap out of
beating the daylight out of
knocking the daylight out of
beating the tar out of
removing from power
doing away with
removing from office
more ❯
“And even when she was in the throes of chemotherapy Brigette wouldn't let her illness
get the better of
her.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to outdo or surpass
scoring points off
outdoing
besting
worsting
humiliating
gaining an advantage over
having the edge over
getting one over on
getting one up on
having the last laugh on
making a fool of
Verb
▲
Present participle for to beat in a competition of wits
outsmarting
outwitting
outfoxing
outdoing
tricking
outthinking
outslicking
outmaneuvering
US
foxing
topping
overreaching
cheating
deceiving
outplaying
duping
defeating
gulling
outjockeying
beating
circumventing
conning
capping
outmanoeuvring
UK
hoodwinking
swindling
outguessing
defrauding
outgeneralling
outgeneraling
besting
misleading
bamboozling
hoaxing
baffling
bewildering
confusing
finagling
having
jipping
juking
worsting
taking in
making a fool of
faking out
stealing a march on
running rings round
putting one over on
making rings round
pulling a fast one on
figuring out
leading astray
outperforming
outflanking
going one better than
fooling
selling a pup to
pulling a swifty on
giving someone a bum steer
leading up the garden path
putting on the wrong track
taking for a ride
throwing off the scent
slipping something over on
deluding
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
defeating
foiling
frustrating
thwarting
ruining
forestalling
neutralising
UK
neutralizing
US
baulking
UK
blocking
circumventing
contravening
debarring
derailing
impeding
invalidating
obstructing
obviating
overturning
preventing
scotching
scuttling
snookering
stopping
stymieing
baffling
barring
confounding
deterring
discomfiting
halting
hampering
hindering
nullifying
repelling
repressing
squashing
suppressing
upsetting
balking
US
checkmating
curbing
dashing
nobbling
outwitting
parrying
rattling
repulsing
scuppering
spoiling
undoing
blanking
burying
checking
countering
counterplotting
crossing
disappointing
doing for
restraining
putting a stop to
putting paid to
nipping in the bud
putting the kibosh on
putting the stopper on
putting the mockers on
screwing up
messing up
beating down
causing setback
fouling up
holding up
lousing up
standing in the way of
upsetting the applecart
putting a spoke in someone's wheel
putting end to
taking wind out of sails
Verb
▲
Present participle for to deceive or trick
hoodwinking
deceiving
fooling
tricking
conning
deluding
duping
gulling
hoaxing
misleading
bamboozling
cheating
outwitting
cozening
swindling
bluffing
diddling
doing
fiddling
finagling
fleecing
hornswoggling
kidding
rooking
stinging
befooling
having
misguiding
screwing
shafting
snookering
suckering
swizzling
beguiling
bilking
buffaloing
buncoing
burning
catching
defrauding
euchring
gaffing
humbugging
juggling
misinforming
scamming
snowing
spoofing
stiffing
gammoning
mulcting
victimising
UK
victimizing
US
faking
leading on
ripping off
taking in
double-crossing
faking out
pulling a fast one
pulling a swifty on
stringing along
sucking in
taking advantage of
taking for a ride
taking to the cleaners
doing a number on
leading up the garden path
pulling one's leg
putting one over on
having on
leading down the garden path
making a sucker of
pulling a fast one on
pulling the wool over someone's eyes
selling a pup
selling a pup to
pulling someone's leg
Verb
▲
Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect
squashing
humiliating
disgracing
embarrassing
shaming
debasing
degrading
discomfiting
humbling
demeaning
exposing
mortifying
chastening
devaluing
discrediting
dishonoring
US
dishonouring
UK
downgrading
abasing
abashing
crushing
deflating
flattening
quashing
subduing
taking down
owning
showing up
bringing down
bringing low
putting to shame
making ashamed
putting down
making a fool of
showing in a bad light
putting someone in their place
cutting down to size
having the last laugh on
making someone eat crow
making someone eat humble pie
taking down a peg
taking the wind out of your sails
settling someone's hash
taking down a peg or two
lowering
sinking
casting down
belittling
smirching
shooting down
tearing down
denigrating
cheapening
fouling
chagrining
cowing
snubbing
pulling down
causing to lose face
disparaging
diminishing
reducing
breaking
panning
causing to feel small
discountenancing
letting down
bemeaning
smearing
running down
beclowning
taming
putting in one's place
bastardizing
US
playing down
ripping
slamming
vanquishing
downplaying
confusing
blistering
putting out of countenance
withering
dehumanizing
US
cutting down
dehumanising
UK
lowering the status of
bringing shame to
profaning
bastardising
UK
minimizing
US
defaming
prostituting
detracting from
minimising
UK
dropping
disheartening
knocking the stuffing out of
discouraging
dispiriting
letting wind out of sails
striking
grounding
popping one's balloon
putting away
demoting
overcoming
cutting to the quick
upsetting
making one feel small
striking dumb
putting one away
forcing to eat humble pie
squelching
making eat dirt
silencing
bringing down a peg
setting down
letting fall
moving down
touching down
making a landing with
landing
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to control one's emotions or conduct
governing
controlling
curbing
restraining
checking
bridling
constraining
containing
inhibiting
regulating
taming
holding
measuring
keeping
ruling
subduing
disciplining
mastering
reining in
keeping in check
holding back
pulling in
keeping back
keeping a tight rein on
holding in check
Verb
▲
Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
wearing
exhausting
draining
fatiguing
wearying
tiring
frazzling
breaking
busting
outwearing
harassing
killing
enervating
taxing
exasperating
weakening
knocking out
wearing out
doing in
tuckering out
washing out
doing up
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