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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"
Add to word list. B1. a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something: a terrorist attack on the capital. Fewer examples. Harris intervened to stop the attack. He denies any involvement in the attack. She died within minutes of the attack. There have been several racist attacks in the area.
noun. intense adverse criticism. “the government has come under attack ” synonyms: blast, fire, flack, flak. see more. verb. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with. “Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II” synonyms: assail. aggress.
3 days ago · 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.
[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.
noun. the act of attacking; onslaught; assault. a military offensive against an enemy or enemy position. Pathology. seizure by disease or illness: an attack of indigestion. the beginning or initiating of any action; onset. an aggressive move in a performance or contest. the approach or manner of approach in beginning a musical phrase. See more.
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. Sports. a.
verb. OPAL S. /əˈtæk/ Verb Forms. use violence. [intransitive, transitive] to use violence to try to hurt or kill somebody. Most dogs will not attack unless provoked. attack somebody/something Terrorists attacked several targets across the city. A woman was brutally attacked by a gang of youths.
