'Bested' definitions:
Definition of 'Bested'
From: GCIDE
- Bestead \Be*stead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestead or Bested, also (Obs.) Bestad. In sense 3 imp. also Besteaded.] [Pref. be- + stead a place.]
- 1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.] [1913 Webster]
- They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God. --Is. viii. 21. [1913 Webster]
- Many far worse bestead than ourselves. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To put in peril; to beset.
- Note: [Only in p. p.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'bested'
From: GCIDE
- bested \best"ed\ adj. same as defeated.
- Syn: outdone. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'bested'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all up with,
- beat,
- beaten,
- confounded,
- defeated,
- discomfited,
- done for,
- done in,
- down,
- fallen,
- fixed,
- floored,
- hors de combat,
- lambasted,
- lathered,
- licked,
- on the skids,
- outdone,
- overborne,
- overcome,
- overmastered,
- overmatched,
- overpowered,
- overridden,
- overthrown,
- overturned,
- overwhelmed,
- panicked,
- put to rout,
- routed,
- ruined,
- scattered,
- settled,
- silenced,
- skinned,
- skinned alive,
- stampeded,
- trimmed,
- trounced,
- undone,
- upset,
- whelmed,
- whipped,
- worsted
Words containing 'Bested'
- At best,
- Best,
- For best,
- at the best,
- best of all,
- had best,
- have the best,
- Best bower,
- Best man,
- To do one's best,
- To get the best of,
- To make the best of,
- best and greatest,
- best friend,
- best seller,
- best wishes,
- do one's best,
- get the best,
- level best,
- second best,
- sunday best,
- best evidence rule,
- best-known,
- best-loved,
- best-selling,
- c. h. best,
- charles herbert best,
- give one's best,
- second-best,
- To put the best foot foremost