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      • a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something: There was a terrorist attack on the capital. a sudden, short illness: He had a nasty attack of flu. He had a terrible allergy attack. UK (US offense) the part of a sports team that tries to score points: They have a strong attack this year.
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  2. Attack definition: to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with. See examples of ATTACK used in a sentence.

  3. Sep 23, 2011 · ATTACK definition: 1. to try to hurt or defeat using violence: 2. to criticize someone strongly: 3. If something…. Learn more.

  4. Sep 15, 2011 · The meaning of ATTACK is to set upon or work against forcefully. How to use attack in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Attack.

  5. ATTACK definition: 1. a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something: 2. a strong criticism of someone…. Learn more.

  6. 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.

  7. When you attack, you charge or advance violently. It's scary to watch a big dog attack a smaller dog. In the military, an attack is an advance of troops or the use of armed force against an enemy.

  8. Definition of attack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.