offense
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3.2
- noun
- /əˈfɛns/
- US
- As a coach, like your system works, your offense works, it's worked.
- offense and defense
- play offense
- team offense
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Watch on YouTubeBut I said, value only ever plays offense, never defense.
- But I said, value only ever plays offense, never defense.
- The German offense had been beaten once and for all.
- The second thing is when you do this, it has to be offence, not defence.
- ASU's defense kind of handled Texas's offense in in a big way.
- As a coach, like your system works, your offense works, it's worked.
- We're down a field goal, but we're on offense and we've got the ball.
- Your defense has to be better than their offense.
- Stay on your message, stay on offense.
- But again, the best offense in this case, good defense.
Examples
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In football, you have the offense and the defense.
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We're down a field goal, but we're on offense and we've got the ball.
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So this is both good offense and good defense.
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But I said, value only ever plays offense, never defense.
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And just was this for offense or defense?
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In terms of offense, things were again quite standard.
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So, what do you think I want you to do on offense tonight?
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The players relinquish the ball, and the offense comes off the field.
Fiction book (2000) -
Aaron Rodgers gets hit too often, and the offense struggles to find its way.
Blog text (1) -
In football, the offense is responsible for scoring points by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.
Synonyms
411
7.0
A military attack to destroy a specific target
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7.4
A large attack by an army to gain control
100
6.9
Close fighting during the final part of a military attack
33
1.8
Planned moves to try to score in a game
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Compounds
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3.5
An action that breaks the law and can result in punishment such as jail or fines
- NSFW
5
7.7
A crime in which someone forces another person to have sex against their will
- Formal
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8.1
A crime made by law for breaking official rules like safety standards
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Etymology
The word offense comes from Latin parts ob- 'against' and fendere 'to strike'. So in sports the offense is the team 'striking against' the other team and trying to score, the opposite of the defense.