zerg
zerg · zergs · zerged · zerging
To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able…To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.
/zɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
Meaning
1 senses(dated, slang)To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.
zergen
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences:
Origin
From the game StarCraft (1998), in which the easily mass-produced Zerg units encourage sucFrom the game StarCraft (1998), in which the easily mass-produced Zerg units encourage such a strategy.
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Forms
zergs, zerging, zerged, zergedSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle