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"an attack on inflation" "his plan of attack was misguided"nounideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
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"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"verbattack in speech or writingtype of:
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"the attack began at dawn"noun(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)type of:
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"The Serbs attacked the village at night" "The visiting team started to attack"verbtake the initiative and go on the offensive
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nouna decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
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"Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"verblaunch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
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"attacks on women increased last year"nounthe act of attacking
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"they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"nounan offensive move in a sport or game
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"an attack of diarrhea"nouna sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable conditiontype of:
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"The cancer cells are attacking his liver" "Rust is attacking the metal"verbbegin to injuretype of:
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"I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"verbset to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
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"he published an unexpected attack on my work"nounstrong criticismtype of:
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"the film was sensitive to attack by acids" "open to attack by the elements"nounthe onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)type of:
Definition that contains attack
- pick attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- round attack in speech or writing
- attack attack in speech or writing
- attack attack someone physically or emotionally
- surprise attack by storm; attack suddenly
- gas attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
- rush attack suddenly
- storm attack by storm; attack suddenly
- rubbish attack strongly
- assault attack someone physically or emotionally