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attack

attack

47 3.5
A way of dealing with a problem or task
  • noun
  • /əˈtæk/
translation icon : plan de acción
  • What's your plan of attack?
  • a plan of attack
  • a line of attack
  • second line of attack

And the only thing you can do is try and have multiple attack plans, have multiple goals.

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Examples

  • Well, we have a plan of attack.

  • I mean, what's my plan of attack, I guess?

  • And the only thing you can do is try and have multiple attack plans, have multiple goals.

  • Starting today, your training routines will concentrate on an attack strategy.

  • The discussion proceeded, with every aspect of the venture subjected to attack and analysis.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Also, early treatment of an attack could help decrease the duration of the attack and hospitalization rate.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Before we start the project, let's discuss our plan of attack for overcoming the challenges.

  • The team gathered to finalize their strategic attack to improve community outreach.

  • In order to increase efficiency, we need a clear plan of attack for the upcoming tasks.

Synonyms

approach
vsattack
3.4

A way of dealing with a problem or task

is a specific plan or method aimed at solving a problem
plan of attack
vsattack
11 3.2

A set of planned actions to solve a problem or reach a goal

is broader and describes a method rather than listing exact action steps

Antonyms

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

39 3.7

Keeping away from something or stopping it from happening

Idioms

105 3.5

Being hurt physically or strongly criticized by others

Compounds

heart attack
  • Specialized
433 2.0

A sudden serious illness when blood cannot reach the heart

110 3.9

A sudden violent act against civilians to make people afraid and reach political or religious goals

70 4.3

A sudden time of very strong fear with fast heartbeat and trouble breathing

A sudden time of very strong fear with a fast heart and shaking

14 2.5

A sudden time when breathing becomes very difficult and you make a high whistling sound

13 3.7

An attack by military planes on the enemy

A sudden action that begins without warning to catch people not ready

A set of planned actions to solve a problem or reach a goal

8 4.1

A dog trained to attack or guard on command

6 5.5

An attack using bacteria, viruses or poisons to harm people, animals and crops

An attack by soldiers on land against enemy positions

attack submarine
  • Specialized
2 5.5

A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships

angle of attack
  • Specialized
2 7.7

The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts

attack aircraft
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A fast military plane that hits enemy targets near the ground

1 5.7

A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss

diversionary attack
  • Specialized
1 7.8

An action by soldiers to draw the enemy's attention away from the main battle

A very strong action to defeat an enemy or opponent using the most force

7.8

An attack using germs or poisons to harm people, animals and food supplies

8.1

A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes

A mass attack by soldiers who charge without caring if they are killed

A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb

7.3

A move by an army done before an enemy starts to fight to stop them

spack attack
  • Slang
9.9

A sudden burst of anger or energy because of stress

6.7

An official notice that an enemy will attack soon

How Comprehensive

campaign
2.7
strategy
3.7
attack
47 3.5
method
2.2
approach
3.4

Surface Forms

attack singular
attacks plural

Etymology

Attack comes from an old verb meaning 'attach' or 'go at', and this helps explain the meaning 'a way to deal with a problem' because an attack here is the plan you use to go at and solve the issue.