Noun Definition
attack
1.Definition: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
"The attack began at dawn"
Category: General3.Definition: a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
"An attack of diarrhea"
Category: General4.Definition: an offensive move in a sport or game
"They won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
Category: General5.Definition: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
"His approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons", "An attack on inflation", "His plan of attack was misguided"
Related Noun(s):approach
Category: General6.Definition: intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party", "The government has come under attack", "Don't give me any flak"
Category: General7.Definition: strong criticism
"He published an unexpected attack on my work"
Category: General8.Definition: the act of attacking
"Attacks on women increased last year", "They made an attempt on his life"
Related Noun(s):attempt
Category: General9.Definition: the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
"The film was sensitive to attack by acids", "Open to attack by the elements"
Category: General