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ATTACK definition: 1. to try to hurt or defeat using violence: 2. to criticize someone strongly: 3. If something…. Learn more.
- Znaczenie Attack, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ATTACK definicja: 1. to try to hurt or defeat using...
- English (US)
ATTACK meaning: 1. to try to hurt or defeat using violence:...
- Attack: Arabic Translation
ATTACK translate: هُجوم, نُوبة, مُهاجِم, يُهاجِم, يَتَهَجَّم...
- Attack: Korean Translation
ATTACK translate: 공격, 발작, (스포츠에서) 공격, 공격하다, 비난하다, 공격하다....
- Znaczenie Attack, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
to blame or abuse violently or bitterly. to direct unfavorable criticism against; criticize severely; argue with strongly: He attacked his opponent's statement. to try to destroy, especially with verbal abuse: to attack the mayor's reputation.
attack is the most general word and applies to a beginning of hostilities, esp. those definitely planned: to attack from ambush. assail implies vehement, sudden, and sometimes repeated attack: to assail with weapons or with gossip. assault almost always implies bodily violence: to assault with intent to kill.
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1 attack /əˈtæk/ verb
attacks; attacked; attacking
1 attack
/əˈtæk/
verb
noun, plural attackers [count]
•She was able to identify her attacker, and he was later brought to trial.
•The defense trapped the attacker and got the ball back.
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a [count] : a violent, harmful, or destructive act against someone or something
•dog/shark attacks = attacks by dogs/sharks
: making an attack
•The soldiers were on the attack. [=were attacking the enemy]
•The team was on the attack [=was aggressively trying to score] for most of the first half.
•The team went on the attack [=began to attack] and quickly scored a goal.
•The candidate went on the attack and accused his opponent of lying.
•Opponents of the project went on the attack and defeated the land sale.
: being affected or hurt by an attack : being attacked
•The troops were under attack [=were being attacked by the enemy] throughout the day.
•The troops suddenly came under attack. [=began to be attacked]
•The new policy has come under attack [=has been strongly criticized] by environmentalists.
always used before a noun
: designed for or used in a military attack
1. : to set upon or work against forcefully. attack an enemy fortification. 2. : to assail with unfriendly or bitter words. a politician verbally attacked by critics. 3. : to begin to affect or to act on injuriously. plants attacked by aphids.
[countable, uncountable] an act of trying to kill or injure the enemy in war, using weapons such as guns and bombs. a bomb/rocket/missile attack. attack on somebody/something Rebel forces launched an attack on civilian targets. attack against somebody/something Commanders attempted to prevent an attack against the city.
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to blame or abuse violently or bitterly. to direct unfavorable criticism against; criticize severely; argue with strongly: He attacked his opponent's statement. to try to destroy, esp. with verbal abuse: to attack the mayor's reputation.
