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Intentionally Tries To Lose In Sports Lingo Crossword Clue

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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

• a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

• as much as a tank will hold

• a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

• a cell for violent prisoners

verb

• store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

• consume excessive amounts of alcohol

• treat in a tank

42%5Intentionally lose, as a sports match
noun

• the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)

• a single chance or instance

• the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

• bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something

• casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly

verb

• propel through the air

• move violently, energetically, or carelessly

• to remove

• place or put with great energy

• convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

• cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

• put or send forth

• to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

• cause to be confused emotionally

• utter with force; utter vehemently

• organize or be responsible for

• make on a potter's wheel

• cause to fall off

• throw (a die) out onto a flat surface

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

37%7 Strategy used by sports teams to intentionally lose games
verb

• To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.

• To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.

• To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.

• To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

• To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

• To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.

• To stand; to tolerate.

noun

• A session of being immersed in a tank.

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