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What is an offense?

What is an offense? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The act of offending:
    1. a crime or sin
    2. an affront, insult or injury.
  2. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
  3. (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
  4. (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
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The team's no-risk, no-fault offense resulted in only 13.4 turnovers per game.
For language, I'd almost always leave it in, unless it was something that would clearly give offense.
A motormouth jitterbug with a shiny dome, he was the X factor, goosing the rhythm and galvanizing the offense.
If the defense is active and moves from one side of the offense to the other quickly, it can be confusing to the offensive players teammates.
The crocodile had mounted an offense and taken the body of a native, crushing him in its jaws.
The offense still is one of the league's best with WRs Ed McCaffrey and Rod Smith having banner seasons.

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