to attack
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3.2
- verb
- /əˈtæk/
- My goals, simply stated, were to attack the core problems head on.
- attack the problem
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Watch on YouTubeSo I lean heavily like I attack vegetables, right.
- So I lean heavily like I attack vegetables, right.
- I am worried though, that we're not attacking the root cause of obesity.
- So anyway, let's attack this orange roof next.
- I'm, I'm just attacking it with blind intuition.
- But what I'm saying is that we can train people to attack situations in a better way.
- And so Descartes considers a number of ways of attacking this this problem.
- So if there's any place that you really want to attack this, it's probably that one.
- Split them up and then they're easier, they're easier to attack.
Examples
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But what I'm saying is that we can train people to attack situations in a better way.
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How else will you invent new antibiotics if not to attack the mechanics of DNA?
Fiction book (1998) -
Well, I, I just attack those problems.
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Just sit back and think about it and attack when ready.
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We can attack it later.
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And I also knew in my mind how I would attack their bid.
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We have not eliminated the deficit, but we have attacked it in a fundamental sense.
Academic text (1995) -
One approach, and Wrobel's latest line of research, is to attack the problem holistically.
Academic text (2009) -
We need to attack this issue with a fresh perspective to find a solution.
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It's important to attack each challenge with enthusiasm and creativity.
Synonyms
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2.6
To begin to deal with a problem or task
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Compounds
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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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2
5.5
A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships
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2
7.7
The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
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1
5.7
A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss
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1
8.6
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
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7.8
An action by soldiers to draw the enemy's attention away from the main battle
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8.1
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
How Energetic
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Etymology
Attack comes from an old word meaning 'attach' or 'go at', and a helpful way to remember the verb in this use is to think of starting a task with energy, as if you 'set on' the work with force and purpose.