Strike
Tie up
Tie up verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Humans base their tactics on carrier battlegroups launching Space Fighters in advance of the group in order to perform a high-c (relativistic) strike at the enemy and tie up the enemy fleet while the battlegroup arrives to bring the heavy guns.
Source: Standard Sci-Fi Fleet
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