Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

bluff

deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

 

see

match or meet

 

try for

make an attempt at achieving something

 

neutralise

make incapable of military action

 

shark

hunt shark

 

cannonade

attack with cannons or artillery

 

bird

watch and study birds in their natural habitat

 

better

surpass in excellence

 

barnstorm

tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays

 

pattern-bomb

bomb in certain patterns

 

tree

chase an animal up a tree

 

ace

serve an ace against (someone)

 

take the bull by the horns

face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it

 

point

be positionable in a specified manner

 

eagle

shoot in two strokes under par

 

pip

defeat thoroughly

 

harass

exhaust by attacking repeatedly

 

nose

defeat by a narrow margin

 

bulldog

throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo

 

shrimp

fish for shrimp