to defeat someone so they can no longer compete
победить кого-то так, чтобы они не могли больше соревноваться (pobedit' kogo-to tak, chtoby oni ne mogli bol'she sorevnovatsya)
"They knocked out the defending champions in the semi-final."
"Они победили защищающих чемпионов в полуфинале." (Oni pobedili zashchishchayushchikh chempionov v polufinale.)
to increase the size, amount, or production of something
to do your fair share of the work
to make a group feel more positive
to set the basic structures needed for success
to restart continuously due to a system error
to make efforts to achieve a particular goal