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 4 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: aggress verb: take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" [syn: {attack}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Aggress \Ag*gress"\, verb (used with an object) To set upon; to attack. [R.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Aggress \Ag*gress"\, noun [L. aggressus.] Aggression. [Obs.] Their military aggresses on others. --Sir M. Hale. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Aggress \Ag*gress"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Aggressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggressing}.] [L. aggressus, p. p. of aggredi to go to, approach; ad + gradi to step, go, gradus step: cf. OF. aggresser. See {Grade}.] To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on. 2. take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game. Syn: attack [WordNet 1.5] |
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