Definitions of Attack [əˈtæk]

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Definition of 'Attack'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) attack
to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with:
The guard dog attacked the prowler.

2.  attack
to begin hostilities against; start an offensive against:
to attack the enemy.

3.  attack
to accuse, blame, or criticize severely; abuse verbally.

4.  attack
to try to harm, undermine, or destroy, esp. with verbal abuse:
to attack someone's reputation.

5.  attack
to set about doing or working on vigorously.

6.  attack
(of disease, destructive agencies, etc.) to begin to affect.

7. (v.i.) attack
to make an attack; begin hostilities.

8. (n.) attack
the act of attacking; onslaught; assault.

9.  attack
a military offensive against an enemy or enemy position.

10.  attack
seizure by disease, illness, or other condition:
an attack of indigestion; an attack of hiccups.

11.  attack
an experiencing of some sensation or response:
an attack of remorse; an attack of the giggles.

12.  attack
the beginning or initiating of some action; onset.

13.  attack
an aggressive move in a performance or contest.

14.  attack
the approach or manner of approach in beginning a musical phrase.

Etymology: (1590–1600; < MF atta(c)quer < It attaccare to attack, attach)

Definition of 'Attack'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
"the attack began at dawn"

2. (noun) attack
an offensive move in a sport or game
"they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"

3. (noun) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

4. (noun) approach, attack, plan of attack
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
"his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

5. (noun) attack, attempt
the act of attacking
"attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"

6. (noun) attack, tone-beginning
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

7. (noun) attack
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
"an attack of diarrhea"

8. (noun) attack
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"

9. (verb) attack
strong criticism
"he published an unexpected attack on my work"

10. (verb) attack, assail
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
"Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

11. (verb) attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

12. (verb) attack, aggress
take the initiative and go on the offensive
"The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"

13. (verb) assail, assault, set on, attack
attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

14. (verb) attack
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
"I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"

15. (verb) attack
begin to injure
"The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"

Definition of 'Attack'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) attack
≠ defend
Soldiers attacked in the night.; He started attacking them with a knife.

2.  attack
≠ defend
Police were attacked in the press for failing to catch the killer.

3.  attack
to cause disease or harm to the body
The virus attacks the immune system.

4. (noun) attack
an attempt to physically harm
a terrorist attack; violent attacks on neighboring villages

5.  attack
under attack
being attacked
The capital was under attack.

6.  attack
a harsh criticism or blame
political attacks against the candidates

7.  attack
a sudden short period of illness
an attack of the flu

Definition of 'Attack'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Attack
the act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense

2. (noun) Attack
an assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words

3. (noun) Attack
a setting to work upon some task, etc

4. (noun) Attack
an access of disease; a fit of sickness

5. (noun) Attack
the beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent

6. (verb) Attack
to fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault

7. (verb) Attack
to assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet

8. (verb) Attack
to set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation

9. (verb) Attack
to begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste

10. (verb) Attack
to make an onset or attack

Translation of 'Attack'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.
Afrikaans: aanval	Arabic: يُهاجِم	Bulgarian: нападам
Brazilian: atacar	Czech: napadnout	German: angreifen
Danish: angribe	Greek: επιτίθεμαι	Spanish: atacar
Estonian: ründama	Farsi: حمله کردن	Finnish: hyökätä
French: attaquer	Hebrew: לִתְקוֹף	Hindi: धावा बोलना
Croatian: napad	Hungarian: megtámad	Indonesian: menyerang
Icelandic: ráðast á	Italian: attaccare	Japanese: 襲う
Korean: 공격하다	Lithuanian: atakuoti, pulti	Latvian: uzbrukt
Malay: serang	Dutch: aanvallen	Norwegian: angripe
Polish: atakować	Persian: حمله کردن	Pashto: یرغل کول
Portuguese: atacar	Romanian: a ataca	Russian: нападать
Slovak: napadnúť	Slovenian: napasti	Serbian: napasti
Swedish: attackera	Thai: โจมตี	Turkish: saldırmak, hücum etmek
Taiwanese: 攻擊	Ukrainian: нападати; атакувати	Urdu: حملہ کرنا
Vietnamese: tấn công	Chinese: 攻击
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