attack
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1.4
- noun
- /əˈtæk/
:
ataque
- An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.
- terrorist attacks
- launch an attack
- prevent attacks
There were one or two racial attacks which were clearly racist.
- There were one or two racial attacks which were clearly racist.
- That said, the nature of the attack was itself unprecedented.
- So Kimberly Newton says she heard about the attack from a third party.
- And they are carrying out these attacks constantly on the American people.
- but yeah, these guys put a full blown attack on the movement of,
- And, and The thing is, most of those attacks were never detected.
- That if there is an attack, Pete might not come back.
Examples
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All of us witnessed the regrettable attack yesterday morning.
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OK, so then we have the Pearl Harbor attack and everything changes.
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That said, the nature of the attack was itself unprecedented.
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And they are carrying out these attacks constantly on the American people.
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Yes, Eric survived the attack.
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Some claim that the terrorist attack was covered up by the Obama administration.
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This is the current frontline of the attack on democracy.
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While the security barrier has curtailed terrorist attacks, the terrorist groups have not stopped trying.
Academic text (2008) -
Speaker, yesterday marked one year since the attack on the Finsbury Park Mosque.
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The military launched a surprise attack on the enemy base at dawn.
Synonyms
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2.8
The use of physical force that hurts people or damages things
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1.4
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
942
3.4
An attack using bombs to damage or scare people
476
4.3
An attack in which an army enters another country to take control
415
6.9
Fighting between soldiers in a war
378
4.5
An attempt or threat to hurt someone physically
373
4.9
A sudden attack by police or soldiers on a place
360
3.2
Players who try to score points in a game
348
7.0
A military attack to destroy a specific target
173
4.5
A military attack by planes that drop bombs or fire missiles at targets on the ground
159
7.4
A large attack by an army to gain control
128
4.4
The act of starting an attack against another country or group
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3.9
A sudden violent act against civilians to make people afraid and reach political or religious goals
47
7.0
A long, heavy attack with bombs or large guns on a place
30
7.6
A sudden violent attack, often by soldiers or severe weather
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8.2
A sudden short attack into enemy land
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8.6
A violent military attack to take a building or fort
18
6.5
Repeated violent hitting or strong criticism that causes harm
17
6.1
A crime of threatening someone and then hitting them
13
3.7
An attack by military planes on the enemy
4
7.4
An attack by soldiers on an enemy
1
6.3
A sudden strong forward movement like an attack by soldiers
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
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3.9
A sudden violent act against civilians to make people afraid and reach political or religious goals
14
2.5
A sudden time when breathing becomes very difficult and you make a high whistling sound
- NSFW
6
5.5
An attack using bacteria, viruses or poisons to harm people, animals and crops
- Specialized
2
5.5
A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships
- Specialized
2
7.7
The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
- Specialized
1
5.7
A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss
- Specialized
1
7.8
An action by soldiers to draw the enemy's attention away from the main battle
- Specialized
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Attack comes from an old word that meant 'attach' or 'fasten on', as if someone suddenly holds onto their target, and that image helps explain why an attack is a sudden use of force against someone or something.