What does attack mean?
Definitions for attack
əˈtækat·tack
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word attack.
Princeton's WordNet
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush(noun)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
"the attack began at dawn"
attack(noun)
an offensive move in a sport or game
"they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast(noun)
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
approach, attack, plan of attack(noun)
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"
attack, attempt(noun)
the act of attacking
"attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
attack, tone-beginning(noun)
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
attack(noun)
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
"an attack of diarrhea"
attack(noun)
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"
attack(verb)
strong criticism
"he published an unexpected attack on my work"
attack, assail(verb)
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"
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault(verb)
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
attack, aggress(verb)
take the initiative and go on the offensive
"The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
assail, assault, set on, attack(verb)
attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
attack(verb)
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
"I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
attack(verb)
begin to injure
"The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
Wiktionary
attack(Noun)
An attempt to cause damage or injury to, or to somehow detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack of free speech.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Noun)
A time in which one attacks. The offence of a battle.
The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Noun)
Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Noun)
Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Noun)
The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Noun)
The sudden onset of a disease.
Iu00B4ve had an attack of the flu.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Noun)
An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Noun)
The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Verb)
To apply violent force to someone or something.
This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Verb)
To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Verb)
To deal with something undesirable in a direct way.
Weu00B4ll have dinner before we attack the biology homework.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Verb)
To aim balls at the batsman's wicket.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Verb)
To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Verb)
To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
attack(Verb)
To move forward in an attempt to actively score point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
Etymology: From attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from attaccare used in attaccare battaglia, "to join battle". Cognate with Italian attacca and German Attacke.
Webster Dictionary
Attack(verb)
to fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(verb)
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
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(verb)
to set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(verb)
to begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(verb)
to make an onset or attack
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(noun)
the act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(noun)
an assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(noun)
a setting to work upon some task, etc
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(noun)
an access of disease; a fit of sickness
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Attack(noun)
the beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent
Etymology: [Cf. F. attaque.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Attack
at-tak′, v.t. to fall upon violently: to assault: to assail with unfriendly words or writing: to begin to affect, fall upon (of diseases).—n. an assault or onset: the offensive part in any contest: the beginning of active operations on anything, even dinner: severe criticism or calumny.—adj. Attack′able. [Fr. attaquer. See Attach, of which it is a doublet.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
attack
A general assault or onset upon an enemy. Also the arrangement for investment or battle. (See FALSE ATTACK.)
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
attack
Any general assault or onset that is given to gain a post or break a body of troops. False attack, a feigned or secondary movement in the arrangements of an assault, intended to divert the attention of an enemy from the real or principal attack. Such a movement has been sometimes converted into a real attack, and succeeded when the main assault, to which it was intended to be subsidiary, had failed. Attack of a siege is a furious attack made by the besiegers by means of trenches, galleries, saps, breaches, or mines, etc., by storming any part of the front attack. To attack in front or flank, in fortifications, means to attack the salient angle, or both sides of the bastion.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'attack' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1322
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'attack' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2288
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'attack' in Nouns Frequency: #407
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'attack' in Verbs Frequency: #349
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of attack in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of attack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of attack in a Sentence
The need for Light Attack Aircraft is an excellent requirement for The Air Force.
You have to look at where you're going in a city if an attack happens, you need to have a number of places to take guests.
What we fear is an attack similar to the one in Paris, with several individuals who could possibly launch several attacks at the same time in multiple locations.
One of the most important rules of war is that you don't attack health care facilities, health care providers, the sick, the disabled. So these attacks do represent gross violations of international humanitarian law, violations of international humanitarian law, if proven, can be considered war crimes and the perpetrators can be taken to the International Criminal Court.
It's certainly not the type of publicity that we want for Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency, but it's really important to realize that this was a hack and the crime is the hack, it's not the fact that Bitcoin was the desirable prize of this attack.
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Translations for attack
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- aanvalAfrikaans
- حملة, هجوم, هاجمArabic
- həmlə, hücumAzerbaijani
- нападзе́нне, атакава́ць, напа́д, напада́ць, напа́сціBelarusian
- нападам, нападение, настъпление, нападе́ние, атака, атакувам, нахвърлям се, пристъпBulgarian
- argadennBreton
- atacar, atacCatalan, Valencian
- útok, útočitCzech
- angribe, overfalde, angrebDanish
- Angriff, angreifen, attackieren, Attacke, AnfallGerman
- επιτίθεμαι, προσβολή, κρίση, επίθεση, ανάκρουση, έφοδος, καταπιάνομαιGreek
- ataki, agresi, atakoEsperanto
- ataque, atacarSpanish
- kallaletung, ründama, halvustama, rünnak, haigushoogEstonian
- eraso, erasoaldiBasque
- حمله, یورشPersian
- hyökätä, hyökkäys, iskulyönti, käydä kimppuun, kohtaus, käydä käsiksi, hyökkääjäFinnish
- attaquer, attaqueFrench
- oanfalle, oanfalWestern Frisian
- ionsaigh, ionsaíIrish
- ionnsaigh, thoir ionnsaighScottish Gaelic
- הִתְקִיף, הַתְקָפָהHebrew
- हमलाHindi
- támadásHungarian
- serang, serbuIndonesian
- attaccoItalian
- 攻撃Japanese
- თავდასხმა, შეტევა, იერიშიGeorgian
- 공격하다, 攻擊, 공격Korean
- پهلهمار, êrîş, تێبهربوونKurdish
- атака кылуу, качырып кирүү, зыян, таасир, чабуул, таасирлөө, качыруу, чабуул жасоо, кол салуу, асылууKyrgyz
- pugnaLatin
- pulti, atakuotiLithuanian
- uzbrukums, uzbruktLatvian
- kōkiri, upokotaua, huaki, whakatokeMāori
- ആക്രമിക്കുക, ആക്രമണംMalayalam
- serangan, serangMalay
- aanval, aanvallen, aanvalszijdeDutch
- atak, napad, atakować, napadać, napaśćPolish
- ataque, atacar, investidaPortuguese
- atac, atacaRomanian
- ата́ка, нападе́ние, уда́р, при́ступ, напада́ть, напа́сть, критикова́ть, атакова́ть, припа́док, штурмRussian
- napad, napasti, napadati, напад, нападати, напастиSerbo-Croatian
- útokSlovak
- napasti, napadSlovene
- anfalla, attack, attackera, anfall, angripaSwedish
- దాడి చేయు, దాడి, దండెత్తుTelugu
- ҳамла, ҳуҷумTajik
- การโจมตี, โจมตีThai
- hücûm, saldırı, hamle, taarruz, saldırmakTurkish
- на́пад, напада́ти, напа́сти, ата́ка, атакува́тиUkrainian
- حملہUrdu
- công kích, 攻撃Vietnamese
- tatak, tatakönVolapük
- 攻擊Chinese
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