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English to English noun
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) |  | Example: the attack began at dawn
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| 2 |
an offensive move in a sport or game | | Example: they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
source: wordnet30
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intense adverse criticism | | Example: Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
the government has come under attack
don't give me any flak
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| 4 |
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | | Example: his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons
an attack on inflation
his plan of attack was misguided
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the act of attacking | | Example: attacks on women increased last year
they made an attempt on his life
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a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | | source: wordnet30
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a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition | | Example: an attack of diarrhea
source: wordnet30
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the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) | | Example: the film was sensitive to attack by acids
open to attack by the elements
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
strong criticism | | Example: he published an unexpected attack on my work
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense. | | source: webster1913 verb
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launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with | | Example: Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
source: wordnet30
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attack in speech or writing | | Example: The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
source: wordnet30
| 13 |
take the initiative and go on the offensive | | Example: The Serbs attacked the village at night
The visiting team started to attack
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| 14 |
attack someone physically or emotionally | | Example: The mugger assaulted the woman
Nightmares assailed him regularly
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set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task | | Example: I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed
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| 16 |
begin to injure | | Example: The cancer cells are attacking his liver
Rust is attacking the metal
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| 17 |
To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault. | | source: webster1913
| 18 |
To make an onset or attack. | | source: webster1913
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