attack
uh tak
- n (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
the attack began at dawn - n an offensive move in a sport or game
they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning - n intense adverse criticism
the government has come under attack - n ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
an attack on inflation
his plan of attack was misguided - n the act of attacking
attacks on women increased last year - n a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
- n a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
an attack of diarrhea - n the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
the film was sensitive to attack by acids
open to attack by the elements - n strong criticism
he published an unexpected attack on my work - v launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II - v attack in speech or writing
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker - v take the initiative and go on the offensive
The Serbs attacked the village at night
The visiting team started to attack - v attack someone physically or emotionally
- v set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed - v begin to injure
The cancer cells are attacking his liver
Rust is attacking the metal
- Chinese authorities say the attack was a plot by two fanatics.
- Four qualities invariably marked the Japanese attack: efficiency, discipline, brutality and, especially, surprise.
- Although nobody witnessed either attack, authorities believe that Jimenez was sitting at the edge of a canal, dangling her feet in the water, when she was seized by an alligator .