refers to a defender putting pressure on his opponent with the ball

To position one of your checkers where it threatens an opponent's blot by directly bearing upon it and thus obliging the opponent to move it, make a point with it or be hit.

An attack on the blade executed by contacting the blade and pressing upon it (varying degrees of pressure may be used).

preparation or commencement of an attack by applying leverage to the opponent's blade in the same line as contact

A Preparation-of-Attack. an Attack-on-the-Blade. after contact, a sharp pressure is applied to the opponent's blade.

To push the opponent's blade.

1. A tactic used to attempt to dispossess an opponent of the ball. Generally refers to the close proximity of the defender. 2. Used as an instruction to tell a player to apply pressure to an opponent who has possession of the ball.