ATTACK
\ɐtˈak], \ɐtˈak], \ɐ_t_ˈa_k]\
Definitions of ATTACK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
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a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
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an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
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strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
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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"
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a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
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set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
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begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
By Princeton University
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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"
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attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
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a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
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an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
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strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
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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"
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a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
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set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
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To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.
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To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.
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To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
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To make an onset or attack.
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An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
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A setting to work upon some task, etc.
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An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
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The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.
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The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; - opposed to defense.
By Oddity Software
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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
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To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.
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To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.
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To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
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To make an onset or attack.
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An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
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A setting to work upon some task, etc.
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An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
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The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.
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The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; - opposed to defense.
By Noah Webster.
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To assault; fall upon with force; assail with intent to overcome, or to damage, discredit, or bring into ridicule; begin to affect or act upon, as disease.
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To make an onset.
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The act of assailing; a battle; a seizure by illness.
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To make an attack.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To make an onset.
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To fall upon violently: to assault: to assail with unfriendly words or writing.
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An assault or onset: severe criticism or calumny.
By Daniel Lyons
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To begin battle or conflict with; assail; assault; make an onset; criticize; censure.
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To start vigorously on (a task).
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To act upon vigorously, as acid upon metal.
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The act of attacking; an onset; an attacking force; a seizure, as by disease.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A sudden attack, invasion or onset of a disease. A seizure. One attacked or affected with severe disease is often said, in the United States, to be" taken down," or to be" down" with it.
By Robley Dunglison