| assail | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. assail, assault, attack, set on | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ bait | attack with dogs or set dogs upon. |
| ~ sic, set | urge to attack someone.; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" |
| ~ bulldog | attack viciously and ferociously. |
| ~ rush | attack suddenly. |
| ~ blindside | attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed. |
| ~ savage | attack brutally and fiercely. |
| ~ reassail | assail again.; "Her old fears reassailed her" |
| ~ jump | make a sudden physical attack on.; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat" |
| ~ set upon, beset | assail or attack on all sides:.; "The zebra was beset by leopards" |
| ~ rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ desecrate, outrage, profane, violate | violate the sacred character of a place or language.; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" |
| ~ molest | harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to. |
| v. (competition) | 2. assail, attack | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| ~ submarine | attack by submarine.; "The Germans submarined the Allies" |
| ~ pelt, pepper | attack and bombard with or as if with missiles.; "pelt the speaker with questions" |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ counterattack, counterstrike | make a counterattack. |
| ~ gas | attack with gas; subject to gas fumes.; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes" |
| ~ surprise, storm | attack by storm; attack suddenly. |
| ~ blitz | attack suddenly and without warning.; "Hitler blitzed Poland" |
| ~ invade, occupy | march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" |
| ~ besiege, circumvent, beleaguer, hem in, surround | surround so as to force to give up.; "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
| ~ bomb, bombard | throw bombs at or attack with bombs.; "The Americans bombed Dresden" |
| ~ strafe | attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane.; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender" |
| ~ cannonade | attack with cannons or artillery. |
| ~ torpedo | attack or hit with torpedoes. |
| ~ raid, bust | search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.; "The police raided the crack house" |
| v. (communication) | 3. assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout | use foul or abusive language towards.; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" |
| ~ claw | attack as if with claws.; "The politician clawed his rival" |
| ~ vitriol | subject to bitter verbal abuse. |
| ~ rip | criticize or abuse strongly and violently.; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" |
| ~ whang | attack forcefully.; "whang away at the school reform plan" |
| ~ barrage, bombard | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage.; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" |
| ~ scald, blister, whip | subject to harsh criticism.; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" |
| ~ rubbish | attack strongly. |
| lunge | | |
| n. (act) | 1. lunge, lurch | the act of moving forward suddenly. |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| n. (act) | 2. lunge, passado, straight thrust | (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward. |
| ~ fencing | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules). |
| ~ knife thrust, stab, thrust | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" |
| ~ remise | (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte). |
| v. (motion) | 3. hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust | make a thrusting forward movement. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ dart | move with sudden speed.; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke" |
| ~ riposte | make a return thrust.; "his opponent riposted" |
| rush | | |
| n. (act) | 1. haste, hurry, rush, rushing | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ bolt, dash | the act of moving with great haste.; "he made a dash for the door" |
| ~ scamper, scurry, scramble | rushing about hastily in an undignified way. |
| n. (event) | 2. rush, spate, surge, upsurge | a sudden forceful flow. |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ debris storm, debris surge | the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building.; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" |
| ~ onrush | a forceful forward rush or flow.; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts" |
| n. (plant) | 3. rush | grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems. |
| ~ family juncaceae, juncaceae, rush family | tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes. |
| ~ common rush, juncus effusus, soft rush, bullrush, bulrush | tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America. |
| ~ jointed rush, juncus articulatus | rush of Australia. |
| ~ juncus bufonius, toad rush | low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan. |
| ~ hard rush, juncus inflexus | tall rush of temperate regions. |
| ~ juncus leseurii, salt rush | rush of the Pacific coast of North America. |
| ~ juncus tenuis, slender rush | tufted wiry rush of wide distribution. |
| ~ bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant | a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath. |
| n. (person) | 4. benjamin rush, rush | physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813). |
| ~ american revolutionary leader | a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States. |
| ~ doc, doctor, physician, dr., md, medico | a licensed medical practitioner.; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" |
| n. (feeling) | 5. bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill | the swift release of a store of affective force.; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" |
| ~ excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy.; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" |
| n. (event) | 6. rush | a sudden burst of activity.; "come back after the rush" |
| ~ flare-up, outburst, burst | a sudden intense happening.; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" |
| n. (act) | 7. rush, rushing | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line.; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ running, running game, running play, run | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" |
| v. (motion) | 8. belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ barge, push forward, thrust ahead | push one's way.; "she barged into the meeting room" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| v. (competition) | 9. rush | attack suddenly. |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ charge, bear down | to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle.; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" |
| v. (change) | 10. hurry, rush | urge to an unnatural speed.; "Don't rush me, please!" |
| ~ festinate, hasten, look sharp, hurry, rush | act or move at high speed.; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| v. (change) | 11. festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush | act or move at high speed.; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (motion) | 12. rush | run with the ball, in football. |
| ~ run | move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time.; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" |
| v. (motion) | 13. race, rush | cause to move fast or to rush or race.; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (creation) | 14. hasten, induce, rush, stimulate | cause to occur rapidly.; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" |
| ~ effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| adj. | 15. first-come-first-serve, rush | not accepting reservations. |
| ~ unreserved | not reserved. |
| adj. | 16. rush, rushed | done under pressure.; "a rush job" |
| ~ hurried | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
| tackle | | |
| n. (person) | 1. tackle | the person who plays that position on a football team.; "the right tackle is a straight A student" |
| ~ lineman | one of the players on the line of scrimmage. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. rigging, tackle | gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails. |
| ~ appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig, tackle | gear used in fishing. |
| ~ bobber, bobfloat, bob, cork | a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line. |
| ~ fishhook | a sharp barbed hook for catching fish. |
| ~ fishing line | a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached. |
| ~ fishing pole, fishing rod | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line. |
| ~ gaff | an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish. |
| ~ appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.. |
| ~ gig | a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting. |
| ~ harpoon | a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it. |
| ~ landing net | a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water. |
| ~ reel | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod. |
| ~ fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish. |
| ~ spinner | fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water. |
| n. (act) | 4. tackle | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage.; "it takes a big man to play tackle" |
| ~ lineman | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ football team, eleven | a team that plays football. |
| n. (act) | 5. tackle | (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground. |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team. |
| v. (social) | 6. tackle, take on, undertake | accept as a challenge.; "I'll tackle this difficult task" |
| ~ face, face up, confront | deal with (something unpleasant) head on.; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" |
| ~ rise | exert oneself to meet a challenge.; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" |
| v. (contact) | 7. harness, tackle | put a harness.; "harness the horse" |
| ~ animal husbandry | breeding and caring for farm animals. |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ inspan | attach a yoke or harness to.; "inspan the draft animals" |
| v. (competition) | 8. tackle | seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball. |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
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