pwn
verb/pəʊn/
/pəʊn/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pwn | /pəʊn/ /pəʊn/ |
| he / she / it pwns | /pəʊnz/ /pəʊnz/ |
| past simple pwned | /pəʊnd/ /pəʊnd/ |
| past participle pwned | /pəʊnd/ /pəʊnd/ |
| -ing form pwninɡ | /ˈpəʊnɪŋ/ /ˈpəʊnɪŋ/ |
- pwn somebody to completely defeat somebody, especially in a video game; to be completely successful against somebody/something
- I'm going to pwn some noobs (= players who do not have much experience) in this game.
- We got pwned by the other team in the final game.
- The company has pwned its competitors for over two decades.
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