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shark attack

shark attack noun: the act or practice of shouting and yelling by a drill instructor at an enlistee on their first day of training.

Noun

shark attack (plural shark attacks)

  1. (US, informal) The act or practice of shouting and yelling by a drill instructor at an enlistee on their first day of training.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, attack. An attack on a human or other animal by a shark.

Forms of shark attack

pluralshark attacks

Questions about shark attack

What does shark attack mean?
Shark attack means the act or practice of shouting and yelling by a drill instructor at an enlistee on their first day of training.
What part of speech is shark attack?
Shark attack is a noun.
What is the plural of shark attack?
The plural of shark attack is shark attacks.

Words near shark attack in the dictionary

  1. Shariy
  2. Shariyah
  3. Sharja
  4. Sharjah
  5. shark
  6. shark attack
  7. shark attacks
  8. shark bait
  9. shark baiter
  10. shark baiters
  11. Shark Bay

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