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 | ||