attack

Pronunciation: US [əˈtæk] UK [ə'tæk]

Synonyms

assail assault beset bushwhack charge descend (on upon go in (on) jump (on) pounce (on upon raid rush set on sic sick storm strike trash turn (on)

v.	1. to use violence to harm a person, animal, or place; to use weapons to try to defeat an enemy 2. to strongly criticize someone or something for their ideas or actions 3. to cause damage or disease in something 4. to begin working on something or doing something with enthusiasm and determination 5. to try to score points against an opponent in a game or sport
n.	1. a violent attempt to harm a person, animal, or place; an organized attempt to defeat an enemy, using weapons 2. strong criticism 3. the beginning or return of an illness, or the period during which you have it; the beginning of a strong feeling or need, or the period during which you have it 4. an attempt to score points against an opponent in a game or sport

The dire attack Of fighting Seraphim.
Source: Milton
A night attack might be attended with success.
Source: Ld Macaulay
Not a single day had gone by without news of a raid or shooting or terrorist attack somewhere in Ireland.
Source: J. G. Farrell
673 horsemen, led by Lord Cardigan, rode up the valley under heavy fire..to attack the Russian batteries.
Source: W. S. Churchill
Killers [whales] prefer to attack aquatic mammals such as dolphins, porpoises, seals, [etc.].
Source: D. Morris
Several teen-age girls and young women had been attacked by a nighttime prowler.
Source: E. Caldwell
I was attacked by a strange succession of emotions.
Source: fig.

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