I beat my opponent in the game.
example he aggressively tackled the opponent to the ground
Battlefield tactics are intended to demoralize the opponent.
i was playin a opponent in checkers
I lobbed the ball to him. Lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head.
I suffered defeat at the hands of my opponent.
He tried to intimidate his opponent.
My talented opponent parried my every thrust.
In the boxing match, the veteran fighter's experience trumped his younger opponent's athleticism. The word trumped is used as a verb.
Some professional wrestlers stop the competition by upending their opponent. I'll be at the pub, upending a pint or two.
The soccer player was given a yellow card for a foul tackle on his opponent.
The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
My opponent have defeat me in the match when i was not pay districed