attack
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3.5
- noun
- /əˈtæk/
- What's your plan of attack?
- a plan of attack
- a line of attack
- second line of attack
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the only thing you can do is try and have multiple attack plans, have multiple goals.
- And the only thing you can do is try and have multiple attack plans, have multiple goals.
- So our attack of plant, no, our plan of attack.
- And what I'm talking about is attack as a storyteller.
Examples
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Well, we have a plan of attack.
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I mean, what's my plan of attack, I guess?
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And the only thing you can do is try and have multiple attack plans, have multiple goals.
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Starting today, your training routines will concentrate on an attack strategy.
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The discussion proceeded, with every aspect of the venture subjected to attack and analysis.
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Also, early treatment of an attack could help decrease the duration of the attack and hospitalization rate.
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Before we start the project, let's discuss our plan of attack for overcoming the challenges.
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The team gathered to finalize their strategic attack to improve community outreach.
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In order to increase efficiency, we need a clear plan of attack for the upcoming tasks.
Synonyms
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3.4
A way of dealing with a problem or task
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3.2
A set of planned actions to solve a problem or reach a goal
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3.9
A sudden violent act against civilians to make people afraid and reach political or religious goals
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2.5
A sudden time when breathing becomes very difficult and you make a high whistling sound
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5.5
An attack using bacteria, viruses or poisons to harm people, animals and crops
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A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships
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The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
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A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss
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A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
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An action by soldiers to draw the enemy's attention away from the main battle
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A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
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7.8
An attack using germs or poisons to harm people, animals and food supplies
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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.