CEFR C1

giant-killing

noun

Meaning

giant-killing means (sports, also used as an adjective) The defeat of a team by a much weaker opponent. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses giant-killing to mean (sports, also used as an adjective) The defeat of a team by a much weaker opponent.
The teacher asked students to find giant-killing in the reading.

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giant-killing (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses giant-killing to mean (sports, also used as an adjective) The defeat of a team by a much weaker opponent.
The teacher asked students to find giant-killing in the reading.
Check the words around giant-killing to choose the right meaning.

How to Use giant-killing

a/the giant-killing (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a giant-killing."
giant-killing in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked giant-killing in context before translating it."

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