Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
- undershoot
- shoot short of or below (a target)
- barricade
- prevent access to by barricading
- cover
- protect or defend (a position in a game)
- steal
- steal a base
- cover
- play a higher card than the one previously played
- tree
- chase an animal up a tree
- circumvent
- beat through cleverness and wit
- charm
- protect through supernatural powers or charms
- play
- bet or wager (money)
- hunt
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- hunt
- search (an area) for prey
- fuse
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- play
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- place
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- develop
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- play out
- play to a finish
- crump
- bombard with heavy shells
- hydrogen-bomb
- attack with a hydrogen bomb
- gun
- shoot with a gun
- pitch
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
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