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countable and uncountable, plural shellacs
A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc. examples
(informal, US) A beating; a thrashing. examples
third-person singular simple present shellacs, present participle shellacking, simple past and past participle shellacked
(transitive) To coat with shellac. examples
(informal, US, transitive) To beat; to thrash. examples
(informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon. quotations examples
In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked.
1987, George F. Will, The New Season: A Spectator's Guide to the 1988 Election, Simon and Schuster, page 21
In another the Mets were shellacked, 9-1, with a stray ninth-inning home run by Strawberry after two outs, preventing a shutout.
1987, Tim McCarver, Ray Robinson, Oh, Baby, I Love It!, Villard Books, page 220