attack
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~ attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
attack
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~ take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
attack
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~ attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
attack
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~ set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
attack
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~ 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"
air attack
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~ an attack by armed planes on a surface target
anxiety attack
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~ a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic
attack
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~ intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
attack
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~ (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
attack aircraft
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~ a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
attack
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~ the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
attack
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~ 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"
attack
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~ a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
attack
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~ an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
attack
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~ 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"
attack
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~ a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
attack
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~ strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
asthma attack
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~ respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin