Definition of attack | What does attack mean?
What is the definition of the word ATTACK?
Here is a list of definitions for attack.
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
- an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
- intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
- 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"
- the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
- 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"
- strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
What are the verbs of the word ATTACK?
Here is a list of definitions for attack.
- 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 in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
- attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
- begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
What are the synonyms of the word ATTACK?
What is another word for ATTACK?. Here is a list of synonyms for ATTACK
Words beginning with ATTACK?
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In which dictionaries does the word attack exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes