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smack·down

 (smăk′doun′)
n.
1. A vehement or heated confrontation: "[It was easy] to dismiss the whole affair as just another Red-Blue partisan smackdown" (Howard Fineman).
2. A contest or comparison, especially one in which one side is expected to outclass the other: a smackdown between schools to see which one can reduce energy consumption the most.
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smackdown

(ˈsmækˌdaʊn)
n
1. (Wrestling) a wrestling bout
2. any intensely fought contest
3. a decisive blow
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