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smite hip and thigh

smite hip and thigh verb: to defeat overwhelmingly.

Verb

smite hip and thigh (third-person singular simple present smites hip and thigh, present participle smiting hip and thigh, simple past smote hip and thigh, past participle smitten hip and thigh)

  1. (idiomatic) To defeat overwhelmingly.

Forms of smite hip and thigh

third-person singular presentsmites hip and thigh
present participlesmiting hip and thigh
pastsmote hip and thigh
past participlesmitten hip and thigh

Origin of smite hip and thigh

Derived from a phrase in the book of Judges, verse 15:8, taking the first half of the sentence as synonymous with the rest.

Questions about smite hip and thigh

What does smite hip and thigh mean?
Smite hip and thigh means to defeat overwhelmingly.
What part of speech is smite hip and thigh?
Smite hip and thigh is a verb.
What is the past tense of smite hip and thigh?
The past tense of smite hip and thigh is smote hip and thigh.

Words near smite hip and thigh in the dictionary

  1. smit
  2. Smita
  3. smitch
  4. smitches
  5. smite
  6. smite hip and thigh
  7. smited
  8. smiteful
  9. smiter
  10. smiters
  11. smites

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