shock tactics

  • 1shock tactics — plural noun 1. Orig tactics of cavalry attacking in masses and depending for their effect on the force of impact 2. Any course of action aimed at achieving an object by means of suddenness and overwhelming force (figurative) • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 2shock tactics — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the use of sudden violent or extreme action to shock someone into doing something …

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  • 3shock tactics — shock ,tactics noun plural the use of shocking images or descriptions to force people to think about something or do something …

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  • 4Shock tactics — [ First Crusade displaying a heavy cavalry implementation of the shock tactics] Shock tactics, shock tactic or Shock attack is the name of an offensive maneuver in battle in which the attacking forces engage into close combat with extreme action… …

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  • 5Shock Tactics (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Shock Tactics Type = studio Artist = Samson Released = 1981 Recorded = 1981 Genre = Heavy metal NWOBHM Length = 39:46 Label = Producer = Last album = Head on (1980) This album = Shock Tactics (1981) Next album = Before the… …

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  • 6shock tactics — Synonyms and related words: aerial tactics, aggravated assault, aggression, airborne tactics, amphibious attack, applied tactics, armed assault, armored tactics, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, banzai attack, barrier tactics, blitz,… …

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  • 7shock tactics — plural noun the use of sudden violent or extreme action to shock someone into doing something …

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  • 8shock tactics — noun (plural) methods of achieving what you want by deliberately shocking someone …

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  • 9shock tactics — UK / US noun [plural] the use of shocking images or descriptions to force people to think about something or to do something …

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  • 10shock tactics — /ˈʃɒk tæktɪks/ (say shok taktiks) plural noun a method of attack by mobile units in which the suddenness, violence, and massed weight of the first impact produce the main effect …