skunk
/skʌŋk/
noun
- A small black and white animal that can spray a very strong, bad-smelling liquid to defend itself.
- The smell of a skunk can travel for miles.
- A skunk wandered into our backyard last night.
- We learned in science class that skunks spray as a defense mechanism.
- A person who is disliked or considered dishonest or unpleasant.
- Don't trust him; he's a real skunk.
- That skunk cheated me out of my money.
- Only a skunk would take credit for someone else's work.
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verb
- To defeat an opponent completely, especially by preventing them from scoring any points.
- She skunked all her rivals in the spelling bee.
- Our team skunked the visitors 10–0 in the championship game.
- If we play well, we might skunk them and win the tournament.
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