Attack

Quick meaning: Attack is a noun meaning An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

Meaning

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

More Meanings

1. A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
2. (informal, by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
3. (computing) An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
4. (cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
5. (volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
6. (lacrosse) The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
7. An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.

Example Sentences

I've had an attack of the flu.

birthday attack; denial-of-service attack

The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.

Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.

Word Forms

• attacks
• attacking
• attacked
• attackt
• attackted
• attackest
• attackedst
• attacketh

Synonyms for attack

Depending on context, synonyms include abuse, assail, assault, beat, beleaguer, bepommel.

Antonyms for attack

Common opposites include defend, decay, release.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include onset, assail, assault, onslaught, onrush, attempt.

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