to attack
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1.3
- verb
- /əˈtæk/
:
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- They fill up the shotgun again, ready to attack again, folks.
- physically attack
- attack troops
- attack demonstrators
Then she comes to close combat and attacks as well.
- Then she comes to close combat and attacks as well.
- But by and large, we're not attacking civilians, right.
- British Columbia A sea lion attacked an Asian girl.
- We've just been attacked and a lot of people died.
- Most animals are attacked from behind, Right.
- Men typically don't get attacked and the guys are gone.
Examples
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The Sea Defenders have just attacked my vessel.
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Who gave the order to attack?
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And they both want to attack the city here.
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Wait till they attack us.
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So the government had to attack them, making them part of the structure of the enemy.
Academic text (2011) -
My neighbor and her friends have been attacked.
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In this case, the bandits attack the audience.
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And on April first, they attacked at Five Forks.
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The ISAF's tactical successes notwithstanding, the Taliban continued to attack and did so in increasing numbers.
Academic text (2011) -
The military decided to attack the enemy's stronghold at dawn.
Synonyms
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1.0
To take part in a physical or verbal struggle against someone
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
380
4.4
To enter another country with soldiers to take control
300
3.1
To attack a place by dropping explosive devices from planes
126
4.7
To attack someone physically or try to hurt them
122
4.1
To fight something harmful like a disease or unfair treatment
16
8.0
To attack violently, upset someone deeply or criticize them strongly
8
5.8
To attack someone physically or with mean words
5
6.9
To attack someone suddenly from several sides
5
6.4
Begin attacking or acting aggressively to gain an advantage
2
4.3
Start attacking someone strongly by shooting or with strong words
2
8.6
To attack people or things in a violent way
To hit someone or something violently, often by running into them
To attack computer systems to damage them or steal information
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
110
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 verb meaning 'attach' or 'fasten on', so to attack is to move against someone and try to take hold of them, which is why the verb means to use force or violence against someone.