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ATTACK Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
attack, assail, assault, bombard, storm mean to make an onslaught upon. attack implies taking the initiative in a struggle.
ATTACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ATTACK definition: 1. to try to hurt or defeat using violence: 2. to criticize someone strongly: 3. If something…. Learn more.
Attack - definition of attack by The Free Dictionary
Attack applies especially to hostile verbal criticism: reviews that attacked the film for its senseless violence; attacked the ruling as detrimental to business interests.
ATTACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you attack a person, belief, idea, or act, you criticize them strongly. He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations. [VERB noun] A newspaper ran an editorial attacking him for being a showman. [VERB noun + for]
attack - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun attack (plural attacks) An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
Attack - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
When you attack, you charge or advance violently. It's scary to watch a big dog attack a smaller dog.
ATTACK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
What is a basic definition of attack? Attack means to attempt to inflict harm with physical violence, to attempt to inflict harm with words, or to initiate a military offensive against another.
Attack Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
City leaders have called for an attack on poverty. Local schools are mounting an attack on racism.
ATTACK | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary
ATTACK meaning: 1. a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something: 2. a strong criticism of someone…. Learn more.
ATTACK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Enemy forces have made an attack on the city. These bomb blasts suggest that the terrorists are (going) on the attack (= trying to defeat or hurt other people) again. The town was once again under attack (= being attacked).
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