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1. stretch out completely; 2. stretch over; 3. execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out; 4. stand with arms and legs spread out; 5. defeat disastrously;
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1. cause to flee; 2. dig with the snout; 3. make a groove in; 4. defeat disastrously; ... An overwhelming defeat ... defeat; get the better of; overcome (win a victory over)
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2. an overwhelming defeat; (hypernym) defeat, licking; (derivation) spread-eagle, spreadeagle; Verb; 1. cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"; (synonym) rout out, expel; (hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat;
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The Residential Development Council believes the defeat of the second stimulus package in the Senate will have a disastrous effect on the construction industry.
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FOE'S DEFEAT DISASTROUS; "Great Offensive Troops," Hurled Wave on Wave, Are Cut to Pieces. MAKE NO GAIN ANYWHERE Masses of Men Sacrificed by von Arnim in Attempt to Take Chain of Hillocks. FIRE WITHERS ALL ATTACKS French Centre and British Wings Hold Firm After Terrific All-Night Bombardment.
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shaft (defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit); get the jump (be there first); rout; spread-eagle; spreadeagle (defeat disastrously); whomp (beat overwhelmingly); mop up; pip; rack up; whip; worst (defeat thoroughly);
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This is the same as a defeat, except that (a) the winning side loses 1 step less than indicated by the Casualties Table or the losing side loses 1 extra step (winner's choice which); (b) the routed commander is disgraced (permanently removed from play) if he has political disfavor.
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In 53 BC, a Roman army under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus - the man who had defeated the slave army of Spartacus in 71 BC - invaded Parthia. ... The Parthian Army ... Crassus had been appointed governor of the Roman province of Syria, and, seeking to emulate his hero Alexander the Great and eager to gain a measure...
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