Meaning of DEATHBLOW
| Pronunciation: | | 'deth`blow
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| | Definition: | | [n] the blow that kills (usually mercifully) |
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| | Synonyms: | | coup de grace |
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| | See Also: | | kill, killing, putting to death | |
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| | Definition: | | Deathblow
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| | Definition: | | \Death"blow`\, n.
A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or
destroys.
The deathblow of my hope. --Byron.
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| | Related Terms: | | bane, beating, clincher, collapse, conquering, conquest, crash, crusher, death, death knell, death stroke, debacle, defeat, destruction, doom, downfall, drubbing, early death, early grave, end, end-all, ender, failure, fall, fate, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, hiding, kayo, kayo punch, knockout, knockout blow, KO, lambasting, last dab, lathering, lethal blow, licking, mastery, overcoming, overthrow, overturn, quietus, ruin, settler, smash, sockdolager, stopper, stroke of death, subdual, subduing, subjugation, sudden death, thrashing, trimming, trouncing, undoing, untimely end, vanquishment, Waterloo, whipping |
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