attack

/ɐtˈæk/

/əˈtæk/

[verb] [noun]

to attack

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to act violently against someone or something in an attempt to harm them

to begin using weapons against a place or enemy

synonyms : assail

antonyms : defend

(in sports) to go forward and make an attempt to score a goal or point against an opponent

attack in speech or writing

synonyms : assail

to damage or destroy something

synonyms : assail

assault

set on

set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

Attack

[NOUN]

an act of violence or aggression against a place or a person

synonyms : attempt

an attempt to injure or destroy forces or buildings of the enemy in a war

synonyms : onrush

onset

onslaught

an offensive move in a sport or game

intense adverse criticism

synonyms : blast

fire

flack

flak

a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

synonyms : tone-beginning

ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

synonyms : approach

plan of attack

strong criticism

the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

an onset of a disease that is severe and often sudden in nature

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

Examples

1. A fire attack shall chill the enemy to the bone.

2. They took his criticism as a personal attack.

3. The envious politician attacked his opponent with baseless accusations, not realizing that envy shoots at others and wounds itself, as his own reputation was tarnished in the process.

4. Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks.

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