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Definition of Skunk
1. Verb. Defeat by a lurch.
Category relationships: Card Game, Cards
Generic synonyms: Defeat, Get The Better Of, Overcome
Derivative terms: Lurch
2. Noun. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. "The British call a contemptible person a `git'"
Generic synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person
Derivative terms: Bum, Rat
3. Noun. A defeat in a game where one side fails to score.
4. Noun. Street names for marijuana.
Generic synonyms: Cannabis, Ganja, Marihuana, Marijuana
Derivative terms: Dope, Dope, Smoke
5. Noun. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae.
Generic synonyms: Mustelid, Musteline, Musteline Mammal
Specialized synonyms: Mephitis Mephitis, Striped Skunk, Hooded Skunk, Mephitis Macroura, Badger Skunk, Conepatus Leuconotus, Hog-nosed Skunk, Hognosed Skunk, Rooter Skunk, Little Spotted Skunk, Spilogale Putorius, Spotted Skunk
Definition of Skunk
1. n. Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.
2. v. t. In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king.
Definition of Skunk
1. Noun. Any of various small mammals, of the family ''Mephitidae'', native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) A despicable person. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) A type of strong marijuana. ¹
4. Noun. (slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout. ¹
5. Noun. (slang) A skinhead who is also a punk. ¹
6. Noun. ''cribbage:'' A win by 30 or more points. (''Double skunk > 60 points, triple skunk >90.''). ¹
7. Verb. To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points. ¹
8. Verb. (cribbage) To win by 30 or more points. ¹
9. Verb. (intransitive) (of beer) to go bad, to spoil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skunk
1. to defeat overwhelmingly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Skunk
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