I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
all-out war/attack/offensive etc
an offensive weapon (= one that can be used to attack someone illegally )
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He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.
launch an attack/assault/offensive
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The press launched a vicious attack on the President.
offensive/defensive lineman
strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour
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obnoxious odours from a factory
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Marriage experts have slammed Laura's ideas as offensive and pandering to male chauvinism.
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To give him an answer to it would have been as offensive as the question.
deeply
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I have found the way I have been treated by qualified and unqualified people patronising and presumptuous and deeply offensive .
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To entertain the idea that they are matters which are open to discussion is in fact deeply offensive .
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He found it deeply offensive to think of Alice-his beautiful Alice - being rejected by anyone.
more
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It was, though, more offensive than charm.
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But this year an even more offensive marketing ploy is keeping me away from my Christmas shopping.
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He had often wondered why he found it more offensive and ghoulish than the autopsy itself.
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The music mix was more offensive out in the open.
particularly
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Lately, Democrats like to believe, the excesses of the Republican Congress have been particularly offensive to women.
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Legionnaires on Thursday requested removal of four works that they found particularly offensive .
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Mrs Gore even risked the wrath of the record industry by campaigning to have warning labels put on particularly offensive records.
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They said the proposal to eliminate this kind of coverage is particularly offensive .
patently
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All that need be proved is that the matter is of a certain type and the manner of presentation patently offensive .
so
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Paul Verhoeven has a track record of movies so offensive they are perversely beguiling.
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It could have been possible for Smith to tell this story without being so offensive .
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The X-rays that had proved so offensive and shown up that considerable blob had been taken more than three weeks previously.
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We now know that the watery slime so offensive to human sensibilities serves as an incubator for a variety of wildlife.
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How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap's disfigured face, he wondered.
■ NOUN
coordinator
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Ernie Zampese is their third offensive coordinator in five years.
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Now, with the 49ers at their 18-yard line, offensive coordinator Marc Trestman called the screen pass.
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Dungy recently hired David Shula as offensive coordinator .
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Auburn offensive coordinator Rodney Allison said.
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It was a good call by much-criticized offensive coordinator Marc Trestman, and the 49ers were in business.
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He did not admit to authorship until offensive coordinator Marc Trestman mentioned it.
language
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The appellant had used offensive language to a 12 year old girl who had run home and complained to her father.
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For offensive language , Mayor Brown is in a class of one.
line
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And despite giving up five sacks to Seattle, the offensive line has been a pleasant surprise.
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This line should match up well with the offensive lines on the 49ers' championship teams.
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The offensive line was hit particularly hard in Atlanta.
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For the first time this season, the 49ers made a change in their starting offensive line .
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They have that massive offensive line , and it has played well all year.
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But our offensive line is coming together.
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It seemed like down there in the second game, our offensive line just overpowered them.
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If Brown is able to start, that solves one of four problems on the offensive line .
lineman
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The moves were not unexpected for the salary-cap strapped Panthers, who also released offensive lineman James Dexter.
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Former Cardinals offensive lineman Bernard Dafney signed with Pittsburgh.
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Joe Rudolph, an offensive lineman , also is scheduled for a visit.
linemen
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The Cardinals also think this is a deep draft for offensive linemen , and that a good one would be available later.
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They ignore offensive linemen and shortchange defensive brilliance.
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There were live interviews during the game with offensive linemen .
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There are very few offensive linemen who can come in as rookies and play well.
material
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Only those displaying offensive materials in the windows of multi-storey apartment buildings would seem to be safe from conviction. 3.
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I can now see that old people are a real pain, wandering around in their leather jackets and publishing offensive material .
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Some companies, such as Universal, have set up lyric committees to prevent the release of offensive material .
operation
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In late June the army again declared the suspension of offensive operations , until July 6.
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The war was characterised by mobile offensive operations .
play
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Chuck Levy, meanwhile, was in for 40 offensive plays and made the most of them.
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Sunday, in the third quarter, the 49ers called a stretch of 14 pass plays in 17 offensive plays.
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Jody keeps Sally in for twenty-three minutes, watching her pick up the offensive plays and bluff her way through the defense.
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The 49ers' first four offensive plays included an interception, a sack and a lost fumble.
player
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There are many great offensive players in the game right now, maybe because the pitching is so awful.
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You have a defender, you have an offensive player .
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When the Bruins avoided turnovers, they often looked to Henderson, their best half-court offensive player .
rebound
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Shareef Abdur-Rahim had five offensive rebounds in the half.
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On one occasion he had been trying to copy the way McKelvey took an offensive rebound and turned it into a basket.
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Oregon State had two offensive rebounds against Cal, and both were team rebounds.
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We talk about working on boxing out and we box out, then they get 10 offensive rebounds .
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We gave them 20 offensive rebounds .
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Then Kris Johnson converted an offensive rebound , and Bailey hit two free throws.
tackle
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In overtime, Dallas offensive tackle Larry Allen changed his mind at the last moment and called heads instead of tails.
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The fifth, reserve offensive tackle Charles McRae, has decided to retire from football following a disappointing six-year career.
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A possible comparison: Davis came here rated as the second offensive tackle , behind Florida's Kenyatta Walker.
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Most significantly in the short range, it could leave 49ers' offensive tackle Steve Wallace twisting in the wind.
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Massive offensive tackle Erik Williams must be paid a $ 5 million bonus this week or he becomes a free agent.
weapon
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He appealed to Khrushchev to remove the offensive weapons under United Nations supervision.
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Two Haverhill men have been charged with threatening behaviour and possession of offensive weapons .
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Police had considered taking action against David as they said he was carrying an offensive weapon his bendy rubber truncheon.
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The commuter was prosecuted, found guilty of carrying an offensive weapon , and fined.
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Joshua Morris stood in line waiting to be searched for an offensive weapon .
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It says it's an offence for anyone to be carrying an offensive weapon .
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Moreover, in the 1930s offensive weapons were openly and legally sold.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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offensive weapons
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Apparently some viewers found the show offensive .
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Government troops took up offensive positions.
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the offensive player of the year
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The BBC received a number of complaints about the offensive remarks made during the interview.
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These pornographic magazines are deeply offensive to women.
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Throughout the football game a small section of the crowd was chanting offensive slogans.
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Your comments are offensive to all Jews.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He is particularly curious about the offensive line, which was beset by injuries and poor performances last season.
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He was convicted of carrying an offensive weapon and got a 28-day suspended sentence and £200 fine.
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How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap's disfigured face, he wondered.
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The 49ers' first four offensive plays included an interception, a sack and a lost fumble.
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This was offensive to Hinduism, his critics yelled.
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Walsh returns as an administrative assistant to Seifert and will work closely with second-year offensive coordinator Marc Trestman.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
major
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In the last week of February, Etiopia finally launched a major offensive at Badme.
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On March 30, 1972, Hanoi launched its own major offensive across the demilitarized zone.
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Exactly as had happened the year before, the major offensive was preceded by a significant upswing in fighting.
new
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There has already been artillery fire, and many expect a new offensive in the coming weeks.
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In this mood, McClellan considered planning a new offensive .
■ NOUN
lineman
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Creekmur, a Lions offensive lineman during the 1950s, played both guard and tackle in his 10-year career.
■ VERB
go
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Temperamentally unsuited for compromise, Tatum went on the offensive .
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But before Adamowski could get his campaign under way, Daley threw him off balance by going on the offensive .
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Hastily revising his plans for my career, he settled us into our Cape Cod retreat and went on the offensive .
launch
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In the last week of February, Etiopia finally launched a major offensive at Badme.
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On March 30, 1972, Hanoi launched its own major offensive across the demilitarized zone.
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At the same time it launched an ideological offensive launched to justify this approach to solving the crisis.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Government troops launched an offensive against UNITA positions in the north.
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The great military offensive had failed, and it seemed victory was escaping them.
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The rebel offensive resumed on Thursday, leaving 12 dead and many injured.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Before the offensive began he had tried in vain to impress this upon his superiors.
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In the view of many analysts here, they did not have to create the impression that they are on the offensive .
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The failure of the Guadalajara offensive marked the end of a period of change discernible in Franco's military tactics.
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The government offensive in Arakan was only part of a broader offensive launched against rebel forces in late 1991.