attack, n.
(attacks)
freq. cnt. 25
(attacks)
freq. cnt. 25
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
attack onrush onset onslaught
sample sentences
"the attack began at dawn"
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ground attack
charge
banzai attack, banzai charge
diversion, diversionary attack
penetration, incursion
blitz, blitzkrieg
strike
counterattack, countermove
bombing, bombardment
fire, firing
strafe
surprise attack, coup de main
part meronym
an offensive move in a sport or game
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
attack
sample sentences
"they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
intense adverse criticism
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
attack blast fire flack flak
sample sentences
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party""the government has come under attack"
"don't give me any flak"
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a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
attack tone-beginning
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the act of attacking
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
attack attempt
sample sentences
"attacks on women increased last year""they made an attempt on his life"
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ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 1
approach attack plan of attack
sample sentences
"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"
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strong criticism
<noun.act>
attack
sample sentences
"he published an unexpected attack on my work"
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the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
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attack
sample sentences
"the film was sensitive to attack by acids""open to attack by the elements"
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a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
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attack
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"an attack of diarrhea"
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