English verb: aggress | |||
| 1. | aggress (competition) take the initiative and go on the offensive | ||
| Samples | The Serbs attacked the village at night. The visiting team started to attack. | ||
| Synonyms | attack | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | check, fork, harass, pin, tackle | ||
| Verb group | assail, attack | ||