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attack (verb)

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  • attack — ► VERB 1) take aggressive action against. 2) (of a disease, chemical, etc.) act harmfully on. 3) criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly. 4) begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way. 5) (in sport) attempt to score goals or… …   English terms dictionary

  • attack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 violence against sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, frenzied, horrific, savage, serious, vicious, violent ▪ unprovoked …   Collocations dictionary

  • attack*/*/*/ — [əˈtæk] verb I 1) [I/T] to use violence against a person or place It was shortly before midnight when the terrorists attacked.[/ex] Two prison officers were brutally attacked with a knife.[/ex] 2) [T] to strongly criticize someone or something… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • attack — at·tack n: an attempt to prove something invalid or incorrect esp. through judicial procedures made an attack on the will as not properly witnessed; specif: an attempt to have the judgment of a court corrected or overruled collateral attack: an… …   Law dictionary

  • attack — (v.) c.1600, from Fr. attaquer (16c.), from Florentine Italian attaccare (battaglia) join (battle), thus the word is a doublet of ATTACH (Cf. attach), which was used 15c. 17c. also in the sense now reserved to attack. Related: Attacked; attacking …   Etymology dictionary

  • attack — verb 1》 take aggressive action against.     ↘(of a disease, chemical, etc.) act harmfully on. 2》 criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly. 3》 begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way. 4》 (in sport) make a forceful attempt to… …   English new terms dictionary

  • attack — [[t]ətæ̱k[/t]] ♦ attacks, attacking, attacked 1) VERB To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence. [V n] Fifty civilians in Masawa were killed when government planes attacked the town... [V n] He… …   English dictionary

  • attack — I. verb Etymology: Middle French attaquer, from Old Italian *estaccare to attach, from stacca stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca Date: 1562 transitive verb 1. to set upon or work against forcefully 2. to assail with unfriendly… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • attack — 1. verb 1) Chris had been brutally attacked Syn: assault, assail, set upon, beat up; batter, pummel, punch; informal do over, work over, rough up 2) they attacked along a 10 mile front Syn: strike, char …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • attack — /əˈtæk / (say uh tak) verb (t) 1. to set upon with force or weapons; begin hostilities against: attack the enemy. 2. to direct unfavourable criticism, argument, etc., against; blame or abuse violently. 3. to set about (a task) or go to work on (a …  

  • attack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. assault, attack; seizure (See disease). v. t. assail, assault, attack; affect, influence. Ant., defense. II Violent assault Nouns 1. (human attack) attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,… …   English dictionary for students

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