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attack Definition
(n) (
military
)
an
offensive
against
an
enemy
(
using
weapons
); "
the
attack
began
at
dawn
"
(n)
a
sudden
occurrence
of
an
uncontrollable
condition
; "
an
attack
of
diarrhea
"
(n)
intense
adverse
criticism
; "
Clinton
directed
his
fire
at
the
Republican
Party
"; "
the
government
has
come
under
attack
"; "
don
''
t
give
me
any
flak
"
(n)
the
act
of
attacking
; "
attacks
on
women
increased
last
year
"; "
they
made
an
attempt
on
his
life
"
(n)
an
offensive
move
in
a
sport
or
game
; "
they
won
the
game
with
a
10
-
hit
attack
in
the
9th
inning
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
decisive
manner
of
beginning
a
musical
tone
or
phrase
(n)
strong
criticism
; "
he
published
an
unexpected
attack
on
my
work
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
attack
in
speech
or
writing
; "
The
editors
of
the
left
-
leaning
paper
attacked
the
new
House
Speaker
"
(v)
take
the
initiative
and
go
on
the
offensive
; "
The
Serbs
attacked
the
village
at
night
"; "
The
visiting
team
started
to
attack
"
(v)
attack
someone
physically
or
emotionally
; "
The
mugger
assaulted
the
woman
"; "
Nightmares
assailed
him
regularly
"
(v)
set
to
work
upon
;
turn
one
''
s
energies
vigorously
to
a
task
; "
I
attacked
the
problem
as
soon
as
I
got
out
of
bed
"
(v)
begin
to
injure
; "
The
cancer
cells
are
attacking
his
liver
"; "
Rust
is
attacking
the
metal
"
attack Synonyms
aggress
approach
assail
assault
attack
attempt
blast
fire
flack
flak
lash out
onrush
onset
onslaught
plan of attack
round
set on
snipe
tone-beginning
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