Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

overprotect
protect excessively
 
discharge
release from military service
 
staff
provide with staff
 
fence
fight with fencing swords
 
embed
attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war
 
blaze
shoot rapidly and repeatedly
 
trawl
fish with trawlers
 
trounce
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
 
caddy
act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player
 
outsell
be sold more often than other, similar products
 
unblock
play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
 
occupy
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
 
drop
lose (a game)
 
fuse
equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
 
outscore
score more points than one's opponents
 
ace
score an ace against
 
bandy
toss or strike a ball back and forth
 
fish
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
 
ferret
hunt with ferrets
 
boat-race
participate in a boat race
 
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