attack
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ttack
ˈtÃĻk
tāk
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "attack"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to act violently against someone or something to try to harm them
to attack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was attacked while walking home late at night.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĢ⧇āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to begin using weapons against a place or enemy during a war
Transitive: to attack an enemy or position
to attack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Right now, the special forces are actively attacking enemy positions in the mountainous region.
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(in sports) to go forward and make an attempt to score a goal or point against an opponent
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Intransitive
to attack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team attacked relentlessly, searching for the opening goal.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āωāĻĻā§āĻŦā§‹āϧāύ⧀ āĻ—ā§‹āϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻžāύ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to criticize someone for their actions or opinions
Transitive: to attack sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She attacked her colleague ’s proposal during the meeting, calling it poorly thought out.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause damage or negative effects
Transitive: to attack an organism or substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bacteria can attack the body ’s immune system, weakening its defenses.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āχāĻŽāĻŋāωāύ āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽāϕ⧇ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to begin dealing with a problem or task in a focused and energetic manner
Transitive: to attack an issue or problem
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She attacked the math problem with confidence, solving it in just a few minutes.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āĻšāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž

an act of violence or aggression against a place or a person
attack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military launched an air attack on the enemy's position.
āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ

an attempt to injure or destroy forces or buildings of the enemy in a war
attack definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Air raids were conducted to weaken the enemy's defenses before launching a ground attack.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ

an offensive move in a sport or game
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž

intense adverse criticism
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁

a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•

ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž

strong criticism
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ

the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ

a sudden, severe, and often brief appearance of a health problem that is hard to control
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The loud noises triggered a panic attack, leaving her feeling overwhelmed and breathless.
āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϤāĻ™ā§āĻ• āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāσāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§€āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ

a player's action of threatening to capture an opponent's piece, control key squares, or put the opponent's king in checkmate

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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