Verb

(en verb)

To hit (someone or something) as if to make a .

* (William Shakespeare)

These bastard Bretons, whom our fathers / Have in their own land beaten, bobb'd, and thump'd .

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To thud or pound.

To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.

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Verb

(en verb)

To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.

To overcome an abstract obstacle.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

By winning words to conquer hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.

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To gain, win, or obtain by effort.

To acquire by force of arms, win in war.