ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Boat-race

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Boat-race is a verb meaning (US, sports, informal) to defeat by a wide margin, especially after establishing and sustaining an early lead.

Meaning

(US, sports, informal) to defeat by a wide margin, especially after establishing and sustaining an early lead.

Example Sentences

On Friday night, the Golden State Warriors boat raced the Utah Jazz by a score of 127-86. ... The game was decided so early that Steph Curry didn’t even play in the fourth quarter.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sailboat, regatta, speedboat, boats, boating, sailboats.

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