to strike, hit to defeat, win 17 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme maḫāṣu
meaning 1 'to hit, to strike' ina maḫāṣim ša libbīša uštaddiši
he has made her lose her child by beating (her)
direction
meaning 2 'to give a battle, to defeat an enemy' Sin nakra imaḫḫaṣ
Sin will win over the enemy
reference CAD
comment CAD m 1, 77
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme mätta
meaning 1 to beat, to hit wəššawən bädulla yəmättal näbbär
he was beating the dog with a stick
direction
meaning 2 to beat (overcome in a game) dəl mätta (K 1706)
to defeat
reference AED: 241, 1706
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme πλήσσω
meaning 1 to beat, to hit
direction
meaning 2 to defeat οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐν τοῖς Βοιωτοῖς πεπληγμένοι
Athenians defeated in Boeotia (Thucydides)
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme slå
meaning 1 to beat, hit
direction
meaning 2 to win
reference DDO
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme beat
meaning 1 to beat
meaning 2 to win, to defeat The team was beaten for the second time.
Команда вторично потерпела поражение.
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme düü-
meaning 1 to beat, to batter, to thrash
meaning 2 to win душманы дÿÿмää
to defeat the enemy
reference
comment ГРМС 169.
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Hittite
lexeme kwen-, kun-
meaning 1 to beat
direction
meaning 2 to win
reference
comment Buck 552
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme йанч-
meaning 1 to beat, to break, to hit, to hit
meaning 2 to win, to destroy йанчасыз мэни сöзлер биле!
You will destroy me with words!
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comment КРПС 227.
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme slå
meaning 1 to beat, hit slå hesten med svepe
to hit a horse with a whip
direction
meaning 2 to win slå en i samløp
to beat someone in a running competition
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme slå
meaning 1 to beat, hit slå hesten med svepe
to hit a horse with a whip
direction
meaning 2 to win slå en i samløp
to beat someone in a running competition
reference BO
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NEW Realization 11
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Old East Slavic
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 поразити
lexeme 2 поражение
meaning 1 to strike, hit
direction
meaning 2 to defeat, win нанести поражение
to defeat, win
reference Sreznevskij: III: 1206
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ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme a bate
meaning 1 to beat, to hit a bate în cap
to hit on the head
direction
meaning 2 to win, to defeat a bate la fotbal
to win in a football game
reference DEX98
comment DEX98, DRRS 1, 204
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme bit'
meaning 1 to beat a. Не бей ребенка 'Do not beat the child'. b. Бить больно 'to beat painfully'. c. Бить кого-нибудь по голове 'to beat someone on the head'.
direction
meaning 2 to win, to defeat Наша футбольная команда всегда бьет вашу. 'Our football team always beats yours.'
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comment (Ushakov)
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme khid
meaning 1 to strike
direction
meaning 2 to press , press down
reference MW
comment MW340, Кочергина 186
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme nyuka
meaning 1 to beat, to hit
meaning 2 to win, to defeat
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comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme labua
meaning 1 to beat, to thrash
meaning 2 to win (sport)
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comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme slå
meaning 1 to beat, hit hon slog honom i ansiktet
she hit him in the face
direction
meaning 2 to win Sverige slog Ryssland med 3–1
Sweden beat Russia 3-1
reference SAO
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