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(boxing) to put (an opponent) in a difficult defensive crouch / (figurative, by extension) to attack very aggressively, so as to squash any chance for countermoves and force (an adversary) to the defensive / (figurative) to overwhelm someone with questions during a cross-examination

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(boxing) to put (an opponent) in a difficult defensive crouch / (figurative, by extension) to attack very aggressively, so as to squash any chance for countermoves and force (an adversary) to the defensive / (figurative) to overwhelm someone with questions during a cross-examination

The boxer put the opponent in a difficult defensive crouch with a series of powerful punches.

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