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v. assault, assail; criticize a person or something n. assault; spasm, seizure; onslaught | ||||
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ATTACK Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Attack
(v. t.)
To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.
(v. t.)
To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
(v. t.)
To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. i.)
To make an onset or attack.
(n.)
The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.
(n.)
The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.
(n.)
An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
(n.)
An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
(n.)
A setting to work upon some task, etc.
(v. t.)
To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.
(v. t.)
To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
(v. t.)
To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. i.)
To make an onset or attack.
(n.)
The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.
(n.)
The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.
(n.)
An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
(n.)
An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
(n.)
A setting to work upon some task, etc.
| WordNet 2.0 |
attack
Noun
1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
(synonym) onslaught, onset, onrush
(hypernym) operation, military operation
(hyponym) ground attack
(part-meronym) assault
(derivation) aggress
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
(hypernym) affliction
(hyponym) anxiety attack
3. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
(synonym) fire, flak, flack, blast
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
(derivation) round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
4. the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
(synonym) attempt
(hypernym) crime, law-breaking
(hyponym) assault
(derivation) assail, assault, set on
5. an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
(hypernym) turn, play
(hyponym) counterattack, counterplay
6. 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"
(hypernym) degeneration, devolution
7. 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"
(synonym) approach, plan of attack
(hypernym) conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
(hyponym) avenue
8. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
(synonym) tone-beginning
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
9. strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
(hyponym) aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) assail
(antonym) defend
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) submarine
(verb-group) aggress
(derivation) onslaught, onset, onrush
2. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
(synonym) round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
(hypernym) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(hyponym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
(derivation) fire, flak, flack, blast
3. take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
(synonym) aggress
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) check
(verb-group) assail
(derivation) onslaught, onset, onrush
4. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
(synonym) assail, assault, set on
(hyponym) bait
(derivation) attempt
5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
(hypernym) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
(derivation) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
6. begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
(hypernym) affect
Noun
1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
(synonym) onslaught, onset, onrush
(hypernym) operation, military operation
(hyponym) ground attack
(part-meronym) assault
(derivation) aggress
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
(hypernym) affliction
(hyponym) anxiety attack
3. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
(synonym) fire, flak, flack, blast
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
(derivation) round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
4. the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
(synonym) attempt
(hypernym) crime, law-breaking
(hyponym) assault
(derivation) assail, assault, set on
5. an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
(hypernym) turn, play
(hyponym) counterattack, counterplay
6. 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"
(hypernym) degeneration, devolution
7. 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"
(synonym) approach, plan of attack
(hypernym) conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
(hyponym) avenue
8. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
(synonym) tone-beginning
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
9. strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
(hyponym) aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) assail
(antonym) defend
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) submarine
(verb-group) aggress
(derivation) onslaught, onset, onrush
2. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
(synonym) round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
(hypernym) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(hyponym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
(derivation) fire, flak, flack, blast
3. take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
(synonym) aggress
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) check
(verb-group) assail
(derivation) onslaught, onset, onrush
4. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
(synonym) assail, assault, set on
(hyponym) bait
(derivation) attempt
5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
(hypernym) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
(derivation) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
6. begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
(hypernym) affect
| Australian Slang |
Calorie-attack
session of over-eating
session of over-eating
Choc-attack
acute desire to eat a great deal of chocolate
Mac-attack
strong desire to eat food from a McDonald's Family Restaurant
Mental attack
occasion in which one gets extremely angry or starts acting very oddly
Shout in a shark attack
to take one's turn buying the drinks in a bar
Snack-attack
craving for something to eat between normal meals
Spas-attack
instance of losing one's temper, freaking out, etc.
Wouldn't shout in a shark attack
will not take his turn buying the drinks in a bar, will not shout his turn
| hEnglish - advanced version |
attack
attack
attach to v
1. be associated with; "french fries come with the hamburger" [syn: accompany, come with, go with]
2. be part of; "this problem inheres in the design" [syn: inhere in ]
similar words(6)
leapfrog attack
under attack
diversionary attack
transient ischemic attack
attack aircraft carrier
warning of attack
attack
attach to v
1. be associated with; "french fries come with the hamburger" [syn: accompany, come with, go with]
2. be part of; "this problem inheres in the design" [syn: inhere in ]
similar words(6)
leapfrog attack
under attack
diversionary attack
transient ischemic attack
attack aircraft carrier
warning of attack
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
attack
ionsaigh
ionsaigh
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cyrch
Cyrch = n. a centre, gravity; an inroad; an attack
Cyrch = n. a centre, gravity; an inroad; an attack
Ergyrch
Ergyrch = n. an onset, an attack
Rhuthr
Rhuthr = n. a gust, a rush, an assault, an attack; a good while
ATTACK Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Guitar Glossary |
Attack
The beginning of a note. The first portion of a note's envelope in which a note rises from relative silence to its maximum volume.
The beginning of a note. The first portion of a note's envelope in which a note rises from relative silence to its maximum volume.
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Attack
nashiv, nashiv-tor
nashiv, nashiv-tor
| English - Klingon |
attack
v. HIv
v. HIv
attack fighter
n. HIvDuj
| The DJ Glossary |
Attack
The rate the sound begins and increases in volume.
The rate the sound begins and increases in volume.
ATTACK Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
attack
noun
sudden illness; he had an attack of fever; she had two attacks of laryngitis during the winter
heart attack = condition where the heart suffers from defective blood supply because one of the arteries becomes blocked by a blood clot (coronary thrombosis), causing myocardial ischaemia and myocardial infarction
noun
sudden illness; he had an attack of fever; she had two attacks of laryngitis during the winter
heart attack = condition where the heart suffers from defective blood supply because one of the arteries becomes blocked by a blood clot (coronary thrombosis), causing myocardial ischaemia and myocardial infarction
ATTACK Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rabintex Ballistic Dictionary |
ATTACK
The lightest ballistic helmet ever produced, manufactured by Rabintex Industries Ltd. <put link in 'rabintex'>
The lightest ballistic helmet ever produced, manufactured by Rabintex Industries Ltd. <put link in 'rabintex'>
ATTACK Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Worldgolf |
attack
To play with purpose and aggressively.
To play with purpose and aggressively.
| Glossary of Chess Terms |
Attack
1. An aggressive move or series of moves in a certain area of the board.
2. Threatening the capture of a piece or pawn or an empty square.
1. An aggressive move or series of moves in a certain area of the board.
2. Threatening the capture of a piece or pawn or an empty square.
ATTACK Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
attack
oppugno, insultus, impetus, tentatio-onis, lacesso
oppugno, insultus, impetus, tentatio-onis, lacesso
attack oppose
occurro
choose/ attack
capio
collision
incursio
intent
intentio
strike against
incurso
ATTACK Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Electronic Music Glossary |
Attack
The first parameter of an envelope generator which determines the rate or time it will take for the event to reach the highest level before starting to decay.
The first parameter of an envelope generator which determines the rate or time it will take for the event to reach the highest level before starting to decay.
| Glossary of Electronic Music Terms |
attack
The first part of the sound of a note. In a synthesizer envelope, the attack segment is the segment during which the envelope rises from its initial value (usually zero) to the attack level (often the maximum level for the envelope) at a rate determined by the attack time parameter.
The first part of the sound of a note. In a synthesizer envelope, the attack segment is the segment during which the envelope rises from its initial value (usually zero) to the attack level (often the maximum level for the envelope) at a rate determined by the attack time parameter.
ATTACK Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Cocktails |
Cyclon Attack
2 cl. lemon juice (top)
2 cl. blue curacao (bottom)
In a cocktail glass add blue curacao. Carefully add lemon juice over the back of a spoon.
2 cl. lemon juice (top)
2 cl. blue curacao (bottom)
In a cocktail glass add blue curacao. Carefully add lemon juice over the back of a spoon.
ATTACK Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Attack
Attack is a word meaning to strike out at an opponent, among other definitions. It can also refer to:
- The Attack (Animorphs), the twenty-sixth book in the Animorphs series
- Attack!, a 2003 board game developed by Eagle Games
- Attack (film), a 2008 film
- Attack! (film), a 1956 war film
- Attack!! (album), a 2002 album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
- "Attack" (30 Seconds to Mars song), a song by 30 Seconds to Mars
- Attack, a song by System of a Down on Hypnotize (album)
- The Attack (band)
- Attack Records (UK), a British record label
- Attack (fencing), an offensive movement in fencing
- Der Angriff (English: "The Attack"), a Nazi Newspaper
- Attack No. 1, a Japanese manga and anime
- Attack!, a Japanese laundry detergent made by the Kao Corporation
- Attack, a journalese word for "criticise"
- Attack move in gaming
- In music how quickly a sound reaches full volume, see ADSR envelope
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Attack!
Attack! is a board game published by Eagle Games and created by Glenn Drover released in 2003.
Like the popular board game Risk, it allows for players to create their own military states off of a board showing a map of the Earth divided into several territories and attack other players in an attempt to conquer the world, although the victory conditions for Attack! are a bit different from world domination. In the expansion to the board game, victory points are added. Whichever player has the most victory points by the end of the game wins. Victory points are tallied differently depending on what government type one has. The game is supposed to be set in the pre-World War II era.
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Attack!!
Attack!! is Yngwie Malmsteen's first album with new singer Doogie White, released in 2002.
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