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counterattack collapse: (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board; an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.; make a counterattack

sortie collapse: (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation); a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

breakthrough collapse: making an important discovery; a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

overkill collapse: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

aggression collapse: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked; deliberately unfriendly behavior; the act of initiating hostilities; a disposition to behave aggressively; a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

blitz collapse: a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment; attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

sexual assault collapse: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"

sally collapse: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"

infiltration collapse: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)

offense collapse: the action of attacking an enemy; the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

assault collapse: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped; close fighting during the culmination of a military attack; thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

diversion collapse: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"; an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"; an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

rape collapse: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; the act of despoiling a country in warfare; Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop; destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"; force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

seduction collapse: enticing someone astray from right behavior; an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

offensive collapse: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"; causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"; for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"; violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

berating collapse: a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"

vituperation collapse: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

hijacking collapse: stopping and stealing or stealing from a vehicle in transit; "hijacking gangs go after truckloads of cigarettes"

highway robbery collapse: robbery of travellers on or near a public road; an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"

violation collapse: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

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