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attack


attack - noun

  • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  • an offensive move in a sport or game
  • intense adverse criticism
  • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
  • the act of attacking
  • a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
  • a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
  • the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
  • strong criticism

    • attack - verb

    • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
    • attack in speech or writing
    • take the initiative and go on the offensive
    • attack someone physically or emotionally
    • set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
    • begin to injure

    attack - thesaurus

    aggress   approach   assail   assault   attempt   blast   fire   flack   flak   onrush   onset   onslaught   round   snipe  

    Scrabble score for attack

    a is 1 t is 1 t is 1 a is 1 c is 3 k is 5
    Scrabble score = 12

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