go out
(SPORT) UK — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)Definition
› to lose when you are playing in a sports competition, so that you must stop playing in the competition: England went out to France in the second round of the championship.Losing and being defeatedScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of go out (SPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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go out of your way idiom
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go out phrasal verb (LEAVE)
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go out phrasal verb (LIGHT/FIRE)
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go out phrasal verb (RELATIONSHIP)
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go out phrasal verb (SEA)
- go out phrasal verb (SPORT)
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go out to sb phrasal verb
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go over phrasal verb
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go over sb's head idiom
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go over sth phrasal verb (EXAMINE)
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go over sth phrasal verb (STUDY)
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit verb (ACCEPT)
- capitulate verb
- concede verb
- defeat noun
- downfall noun
- drubbing noun
- fall verb (BE DEFEATED)
- fallen adjective (DEFEATED)
- give in phrasal verb (ADMIT DEFEAT)
- give way idiom
- go down phrasal verb (LOSE)
- knuckle under phrasal verb
- leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
- meet your match idiom
- squeaker noun (CLOSE COMPETITION)
- throw in the towel/sponge idiom
- tie noun (EQUAL FINISH)
- tie verb (FINISH EQUAL)
- you win! idiom
Topic:
Losing and being defeated
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