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zilched

zilched is the simple past and past participle of zilch.

Meaning of zilch

Verb

zilch (third-person singular simple present zilches, present participle zilching, simple past and past participle zilched)

  1. (US, informal) To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.
    • We zilched them on that rubber.1969, University of South Dakota, Current Slang
    Synonyms:
    shutout

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Questions about zilched

What is zilched the simple past and past participle of?
Zilched is the simple past and past participle of zilch.

Words near zilched in the dictionary

  1. zilascorb
  2. Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit
  3. Zilberschlag
  4. Zilberstein
  5. zilch
  6. zilched
  7. zilches
  8. zilching
  9. zilde
  10. zildes
  11. Zildjian

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