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aggressive or violent action
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush(noun)(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
"the attack began at dawn"
attack(noun)an offensive move in a sport or game
"they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast(noun)intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
approach, attack, plan of attack(noun)ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
"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"
attack, attempt(noun)the act of attacking
"attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
attack, tone-beginning(noun)a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
attack(noun)a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
"an attack of diarrhea"
attack(noun)the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
"the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
attack(verb)strong criticism
"he published an unexpected attack on my work"
attack, assail(verb)launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
"Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault(verb)attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
attack, aggress(verb)take the initiative and go on the offensive
"The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
assail, assault, set on, attack(verb)attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
attack(verb)set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
"I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
attack(verb)begin to injure
"The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
the act or action of setting upon with force or violenceThe USS Constitution was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" after its oaken hull successfully withstood a British attack
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disordermalaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever
to take sudden, violent action againstour dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg
to criticize harshly and usually publiclythe mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted
to start work on energeticallyCourtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm
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