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noun
Ornamentation
Synonyms: decoration, embellishment, trim, frill, trapping, edging, embroidery, ornament, adornment, accessory, (colloq.)chastisement, border, braid, garnishment, border design, garniture, embroidered hem, extras, flounce, tassel, fringe, garnish, ornamentation, lace, piping, reproof, rickrack, ruffle, scolding, clipping, passementerie
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noun
Defeat
Synonyms: beating, defeat, thrashing, whipping, licking, repulse, drubbing, overthrow, rout, rebuff, upset, vanquishment, massacre, skunking, dusting
Antonyms: success, victory, achievement
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noun
A punishment dealt with blows or lashes
Synonyms: beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, thrashing, whipping, licking
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verb
To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery
Synonyms: stinging, sticking, gypping, doing, diddling, taking, chiselling, victimizing, swindling, rooking, mulcting, gulling, defrauding, cozening, cheating, bilking
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verb
Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Synonyms: licking, whipping, paring, trouncing, ace, defeating, worsting, vanquishing, surmounting, subjugating, subduing, routing, overcoming, mastering, conquering, besting, beating
Antonyms: losing
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verb
To punish with blows or lashes
Synonyms: licking, whipping, thrashing, lashing, hiding, flogging, beating
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verb
Cut closely
Synonyms: shearing, pruning, cutting, lopping, truncating, scraping, slashing, planing, cropping, snipping, mowing, shaving, paring, clipping, lowering, reducing, chopping
Antonyms: increasing, developing, extending, lengthening
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verb
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Synonyms: dressing, ornamenting, garnishing, embellishing, decorating, embroidering, pruning, decking, emblazoning, spangling, lopping, cropping, beautifying, clipping, bedecking, snipping, adorning
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verb
To prepare for sailing
Synonyms: trigging, outfitting, tidying, sprucing, neatening, grooming, freshening, cleaning, rigging
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verb
To make a slight reduction in (a price)
Synonyms: shaving, shading
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noun
The act of cutting off excess
Synonyms: shearing, lopping off, shaving off, making even, cutting away, clipping, snipping, mowing, nipping, cropping, shortening, pruning, paring down
Antonyms: increasing, extending, enlarging, success, victory, achievement
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verb
To refuse to take a stand
Synonyms: compromising, vacillating, dodging, equivocating, temporizing, hedging
Antonyms: antagonizing, opposing