Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

stand firm

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

 

outroar

roar louder than

 

pull

take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

 

barnstorm

appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper

 

field

catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket

 

wallop

defeat soundly and utterly

 

poach

hunt illegally

 

overexert oneself

strain oneself more than is healthy

 

range in

direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids

 

brail

haul fish aboard with brails

 

rebuff

force or drive back

 

slice

hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

 

overtake

catch up with and possibly overtake

 

drop one's serve

lose a game in which one is serving

 

wrestle

combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

 

wall

surround with a wall in order to fortify

 

battle

battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

 

see

match or meet

 

pump

deliver forth

 

safeguard

make safe