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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"
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.
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 definition: 1. to try to hurt or defeat using violence: 2. to criticize someone strongly: 3. If something…. 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.
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. Sports. a.
ATTACK meaning: 1. a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something: 2. a strong criticism of someone…. Learn more.
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 : 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.
[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.
Attack Definition. To set upon with violent force. To use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault. To make an assault.
