(military) An officer holding rank by virtue of a warrant rather than a commission. / (law enforcement) An officer assigned to execute warrants and other writs.

A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army

(American football) A player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.

(American football) The scrimmage line on the offensive side of the football field. / (American football) Offensive line.

(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc. / (countable) An organisation that delivers letters.

(idiomatic) A campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field.

(informal) A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.

Alternative spelling of take offense

(idiomatic) To attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.

(idiomatic) a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance