| ad hominem |
attacking an opponent personally rather than attacking his or her argument. [1/2 definitions] |
| adversary |
a person, group, or thing opposed to another; opponent; enemy. |
| antichrist |
(cap.) in Christian theology, the formidable opponent of Jesus Christ who is predicted to appear before the Second Coming. [1/2 definitions] |
| back-pedal |
in boxing, to move rapidly backward from one's opponent. [1/3 definitions] |
| bye2 |
in a sports tournament, the situation of a contestant that is automatically passed on to the next round without having to face an opponent. [1/2 definitions] |
| check |
in chess, used to announce the fact that the king of one's opponent is under attack. [1/19 definitions] |
| checkmate |
esp. in the game of chess, to maneuver (an opponent) into an inescapable situation; bring about certain defeat for. [1/3 definitions] |
| clinch |
in boxing, the act of holding an opponent with the arms to impede hitting. [1/8 definitions] |
| counter3 |
in boxing, to deliver a blow while receiving or blocking one from one's opponent. [2/8 definitions] |
| cover |
in sports, to guard (an opponent) or guard (a base). [1/21 definitions] |
| dirty tricks |
(informal) unethical or illegal acts, esp. against a political opponent, designed to disrupt or undermine the opponent's activities, as during a campaign. [1/2 definitions] |
| diversion |
a maneuver that turns the attention of one's opponent away from the main point of action, as in military strategy. [1/3 definitions] |
| feint |
a movement or thrust in a misleading direction, or a slight attack at a misleading point, to draw one's opponent away from the real target, as in sports or military combat. [2/5 definitions] |
| foe |
an opponent or adversary in sports or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| full nelson |
in wrestling, a hold in which both arms are pushed under the arms of the opponent from behind and both hands then pressed against the back of the opponent's neck. |
| grapple |
to struggle to master a difficult object, problem, or opponent (often fol. by "with"). [1/6 definitions] |
| halve |
in golf, to play (a hole or round) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent. [1/4 definitions] |
| hammerlock |
a hold in which a wrestler pulls one arm of an opponent backward and twists it upward. |
| harass |
to hinder or exhaust (an opponent) by repeated attacks. [1/2 definitions] |
| interfere |
in sports, to impede the movement of the ball or an opponent in a prohibited way. [1/5 definitions] |
| knockout |
in boxing, the act of defeating an opponent by knocking him down for a count of ten; KO. (Cf. technical knockout.) [1/3 definitions] |