English dictionary
attack
nounPronunciation
əˈtæk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
noun
- an offensive move in a sport or game
noun
- the act of attacking
noun
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
noun
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
noun
- strong criticism
noun
- intense adverse criticism
noun
- the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
noun
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
verb
- begin to injure
verb
- set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
verb
- attack in speech or writing
verb
- take the initiative and go on the offensive
verb
- launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
verb
- attack someone physically or emotionally
Example sentences
they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
attacks on women increased last year
they made an attempt on his life
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
the attack began at dawn
he published an unexpected attack on my work
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
the government has come under attack
don't give me any flak
the film was sensitive to attack by acids
open to attack by the elements
an attack of diarrhea
The cancer cells are attacking his liver
Rust is attacking the metal
I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
The Serbs attacked the village at night
The visiting team started to attack
Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
The mugger assaulted the woman
Nightmares assailed him regularly