eng: attack - UWN/MENTA

eng: attack

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Meaning
means	(noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" onrush, attack, onslaught, onset
means	(noun) an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning" attack
means	(noun) intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" attack, fire, blast, flak, flack
means	(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, plan of attack, approach
means	(noun) the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" attack, attempt
means	(noun) a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase attack, tone-beginning
means	(noun) a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" attack
means	(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
means	(noun) strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work" attack
means	(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, assail
means	(verb) attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" round, lash out, snipe, assail, attack, assault
means	(verb) take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" attack, aggress
means	(verb) attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" set on, assault, attack, assail
means	(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
means	(verb) begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" attack
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