Aggress

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To initiate an attack, war, quarrel, or fight: "America . . . guaranteed that no EC state would aggress against another” ( John J. Mearsheimer).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Aggression.
  • v. To set upon; to attack.
  • v. To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with; to make an attack against.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
  • verb-intransitive. take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game.
  • v. To set upon; to attack.
  • n. Aggression.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make an attack; commit the first act of hostility or offense; begin a quarrel or controversy; hence, to act on the offensive.
  • To encroach; intrude; be or become intrusive.
  • To attack.
  • n. Aggression; attack.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take the initiative and go on the offensive
  • Verb Form
    aggressed    aggresses    aggressing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    act    move   
    Hyponym
    harass    fork    check    pin    tackle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    attack    aggression   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bess    Es    Etess    Fs    Hess    Hesse    Ins    Jess    Les    Ness