skittled
Sent pins flying
Skittled is the past tense of skittle, a verb derived from the bowling game skittles in which pins are knocked down.
To skittle someone or something is to knock them over or defeat them quickly, often in a way that suggests they toppled like pins.
In cricket, if a team is skittled, they are bowled out cheaply and rapidly: England were skittled for 67 runs.
The word carries connotations of swift, almost embarrassing collapse.
Struck with fist
- toppledCaused to fall
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- pinsPointed sewing fasteners
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
bowled · tumbled · felled · downed · crashed · collision · impact · roll
Spread widely apart
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- tumbledFell in disarray
- spreadTo distribute widely
- disarrayLack of order
chaos · jumbled · disordered · upset · toppled · fallen · collapsed · splayed
Compressed into fragments
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
decimated · trounced · thrashed · conquered · vanquished · beaten · overpowered · flattened
knocked
Struck with fist
strike · bowled · tumbled · felled · downed · crashed · collision · impact · roll · alley
dispersed
Spread widely apart
disarray · chaos · jumbled · disordered · upset · toppled · fallen · collapsed · splayed · haphazard
crushed
Compressed into fragments
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
annihilated · decimated · trounced · thrashed · conquered · vanquished · beaten · overpowered · flattened · destroyed
bowled
Threw at pins
stumps · bails · batsman · delivery · yorker · innings · collapse · duck
skittledstanding
Position, physical or social
upright · erect · still standing · unmoved · upstanding
skittleddominated
Controlled or overpowered
triumphed · prevailed · victorious · routed · steamrolled
- beer and skittlesUntroubled enjoyment of life