Boat-race

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to defeat by a wide margin, especially after establishing and sustaining an early lead US, informal

    "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."

  2. 2
    participate in a boat race wordnet

Synonyms

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race

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"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."

Etymology

By figurative analogy with the large margin of victory formerly common in America's Cup yacht races.

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