Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun worsted

2 senses of worsted

Sense 1
worsted -- (a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit")
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")

Sense 2
worsted, worsted yarn -- (a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool)
       => thread, yarn -- (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb worst

1 sense of worst

Sense 1
worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up -- (defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents")
       => beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish -- (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game")