"attacks" in the noun sense
1. attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons
"the attack began at dawn"
2. attack
an offensive move in a sport or game
"they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
3. fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
intense adverse criticism
"Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
"the government has come under attack"
"don't give me any flak"
4. approach, attack, plan of attack
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"
5. attack, attempt
the act of attacking
"attacks on women increased last year"
"they made an attempt on his life"
6. attack, tone-beginning
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
7. attack
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
"an attack of diarrhea"
8. attack
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"
9. attack
strong criticism
"he published an unexpected attack on my work"
"attacks" in the verb sense
1. attack, assail
launch an attack or assault on begin hostilities or start warfare with
"Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"
"Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
2. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
3. attack, aggress
take the initiative and go on the offensive
"The Serbs attacked the village at night"
"The visiting team started to attack"
4. assail, assault, set on, attack
attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman"
"Nightmares assailed him regularly"
5. attack
set to work upon turn one's energies vigorously to a task
"I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
6. attack
begin to injure
"The cancer cells are attacking his liver"
"Rust is attacking the metal"
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