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zerged

zerged is the simple past and past participle of zerg.

Meaning of zerg

Verb

zerg (third-person singular simple present zergs, present participle zerging, simple past and past participle zerged)

  1. (dated, slang, strategy games) To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.
    • You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players. They don't have to zerg lower tier encounters just like the lowest tier guilds doesn't have to zerg orc camp 1 in EC. But, at the top end, it's still zerg tactics.2002, Wolfie, “Re: Whoa - massive changes due in next patch”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    cheese, rush

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Questions about zerged

What is zerged the simple past and past participle of?
Zerged is the simple past and past participle of zerg.

Words near zerged in the dictionary

  1. zereebas
  2. zeren
  3. zereshk
  4. zereshk polo
  5. zerg
  6. zerged
  7. zerging
  8. zergs
  9. zeriba
  10. zeribaed
  11. zeribaing

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