Pest Definition–noun | 1. | an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. | | 2. | an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. | | 3. | a deadly epidemic disease, esp. a plague; pestilence. | |
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Offense Definition–noun | 1. | a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin. | | 2. | a transgression of the law; misdemeanor. | | 3. | a cause of transgression or wrong. | | 4. | something that offends or displeases. | | 5. | the act of offending or displeasing. | | 6. | the feeling of resentful displeasure caused: to give offense. | | 7. | the act of attacking; attack or assault: weapons of offense. | | 8. | a person, army, etc., that is attacking. | | 9. | Sports. | a. | the players or team unit responsible for attacking or scoring in a game. | | b. | the players possessing or controlling the ball, puck, etc., or the aspects or period of a game when this obtains. | | c. | a pattern or style of scoring attack: single-wing offense; fast-break offense. | | d. | offensive effectiveness; ability to score: a total breakdown in offense. | | | 10. | Archaic. injury, harm, or hurt. | |
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Washington Post - Found Jan. 6, 2009
... already seen Rags fans escorted out of the building for this offense. ... taking a ton of stupid penalties and trying to fulfill his role as a ...
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Injury speeds up A-B player
Boston Globe - Found Jan. 4, 2009
With her quickness and ball-hawking skills, she was a pest defensively. On offense, she triggered the fast break.
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Perfect ending for London's Spiders
Hampton Roads Daily Press - Found Dec. 20, 2008
They did little more than play keep-away on offense in the second half. ... he threw for 267 yards, most of it to chronic pest Marc Mariani, he was
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Spoelstra turns to Marion as stopper
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Found Dec. 21, 2008
... to search for a place in the Heat's offense, the prime defensive ... one facet of his higher-profile role with the Suns, as a prime perimeter ...
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Buck & New Dawg: Will Terrell Owens take the Cowboys down?
Star-Telegram - Found Dec. 18, 2008
Tony Romo is. I think T.O. will be a great No. 2 in the offense next year. ... Make a Bad Situation Worse.' Only then would Jeff the Pest get my ...
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08 review brings numerous questions
Buffalo News - Found Dec. 28, 2008
... will the Bills coach, whomever he may be, allow the offense to play to ... of Kaleta, he has proven himself as a valuable pest but the Sabres ...
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Huskies-Hoyas gets BE started
TheDay.com - Found Dec. 29, 2008
Georgetown remains a pest on both ends of the floor, especially ... Georgetown mixes in elements of a Princeton-type offense, patiently seeking out
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Jets control their own destiny
Jets control their own destiny
Newsday - Found Dec. 15, 2008
23rd in the league in total offense (309.6 ypg). The Jets received a break Thursday when Bills DE Aaron Schobel, a past Jets pest, was placed...
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Waiver Wire: You'd better hurry with Jiri
CBS Sportsline - Found Dec. 11, 2008
Tomas Holmstrom, who transformed his game by being a pest in front of ... hasn't been overly impressive helping out the offense, and Whitney is a
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