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- DictionaryAt·tack/əˈtak/
verb
- 1. take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war: "in December, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor"
noun
- 1. an aggressive and violent action against a person or place: "he was killed in an attack on a checkpoint"
ATTACK definition: 1. to try to hurt or defeat using violence: 2. to criticize someone strongly: 3. If something…. Learn more.
1. : to set upon or work against forcefully. attack an enemy fortification. 2. : to assail with unfriendly or bitter words. a politician verbally attacked by critics. 3. : to begin to affect or to act on injuriously. plants attacked by aphids. 4. a. : to set to work on. attack a problem. b. : to begin to eat (food) eagerly.
Attack definition: to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with. See examples of ATTACK used in a sentence.
attack is the most general word and applies to a beginning of hostilities, esp. those definitely planned: to attack from ambush. assail implies vehement, sudden, and sometimes repeated attack: to assail with weapons or with gossip. assault almost always implies bodily violence: to assault with intent to kill.
ATTACK meaning: 1. a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something: 2. a strong criticism of someone…. Learn more.
When you attack, you charge or advance violently. It's scary to watch a big dog attack a smaller dog. In the military, an attack is an advance of troops or the use of armed force against an enemy.
[countable, uncountable] an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill somebody. Five people were killed in the attacks that took place last night. attack on/upon somebody/something the recent series of deadly terrorist attacks on European cities. a violent attack upon a police officer.
Definition of attack verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
at·tack. (ə-tăk′) v. at·tacked, at·tack·ing, at·tacks. v.tr. 1. To set upon with violent force. 2. To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner. 3. To start work on with purpose and vigor: attack a problem. 4. To act on in a detrimental way; cause harm to: a disease that attacks the central nervous system; lawn furniture attacked by corrosion. 5.
ATTACK meaning: 1 : to act violently against (someone or something) to try to hurt, injure, or destroy (something or someone) often used as (be) attacked; 2 : to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh and severe way
