squeaker
noun [C] (CLOSE COMPETITION) /ˈskwiː.kər/
/-kɚ/ USDefinition
› a competition or race that you only just win or lose: The Buffalo Bills lost a squeaker to the Dallas Cowboys.Losing and being defeatedScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of squeaker noun (CLOSE COMPETITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit verb (ACCEPT)
- capitulate verb
- defeat noun
- downfall noun
- drubbing noun
- fallen adjective (DEFEATED)
- give in phrasal verb (ADMIT DEFEAT)
- give way idiom
- go down phrasal verb (LOSE)
- go out phrasal verb (SPORT)
- knuckle under phrasal verb
- leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
- lose verb (BE DEFEATED)
- meet your match idiom
- succumb verb
- 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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