Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A course that leads to warfare or battle.
- noun A hostile course or mood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Among the American Indians, the path or route followed by a war like expedition; also, the military undertaking itself.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition.
- noun on a hostile expedition; hence, colloquially, about to attack a person or measure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
course ofaction that leads tobattle orhostility
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hostile or belligerent mood
- noun a course leading to warfare or battle
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Examples
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The organization could do much good in getting more concessions for liquor stores, but it has chosen the all or nothing, slash and burn warpath, which is sad.
NY wine in grocery stores debate hears from three other states | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Bush Arms Buildup Rivals Hitler and Stalin yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Bush Arms Buildup Rivals Hitler and Stalin'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: A sure sign tyrants are on the warpath is their military spending.
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They are all cookie-cutter stereotypes who go on the "warpath," whooping and scalping, and who say things like, "Me hunt-um buffalo."
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They are all cookie-cutter stereotypes who go on the "warpath," whooping and scalping, and who say things like, "Me hunt-um buffalo."
Archive 2005-08-07 2005
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Before the Red men went on the "warpath" they painted their faces, so as to frighten their foes.
Highroads of Geography Anonymous
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Congress on the "warpath," and being less likely to put up the kind of money needed to do it; enriching vulture investors may "convince ordinary Americans that their government is a racket run for the benefit of Wall Street;" and when all is said and done, PPIP may not work.
unknown title 2009
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Congress on the "warpath," and being less likely to put up the kind of money needed to do it; enriching vulture investors may "convince ordinary Americans that their government is a racket run for the benefit of Wall Street;" and when all is said and done, PPIP may not work.
unknown title 2009
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And no, by "warpath" I am not referring to the video game, the music group, or the Washington Redskins 'official website.
Chuck Newton 2008
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And no, by "warpath" I am not referring to the video game, the music group, or the Washington Redskins 'official website.
Chuck Newton 2008
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And no, by "warpath" I am not referring to the video game, the music group, or the Washington Redskins 'official website.
Chuck Newton 2008
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