Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

recruit

cause to assemble or enlist in the military

 

ruff

play a trump

 

level

aim at

 

feud

carry out a feud

 

struggle

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

 

serve

do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function

 

fullback

play the fullback

 

fistfight

fight with the fists

 

spreadeagle

defeat disastrously

 

fowl

hunt fowl in the forest

 

inactivate

release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

 

reassail

assail again

 

breast

confront bodily

 

wrestle

combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

 

ace

serve an ace against (someone)

 

curl

play the Scottish game of curling

 

crossruff

trump alternately in two hands

 

barnstorm

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

 

hold

aim, point, or direct

 

mothproof

protect from moths