American English pronunciation
How to pronounce attacks
IPA transcription: [ə'tæks]
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Noun
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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”
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
“the attack began at dawn”
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an offensive move in a sport or game
“they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning”
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the act of attacking
“attacks on women increased last year”
“they made an attempt on his life”
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intense adverse criticism
“Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”
“the government has come under attack”
“don't give me any flak”
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a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
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a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
“an attack of diarrhea”
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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”
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strong criticism
“he published an unexpected attack on my work”
Verb
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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”
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attack someone physically or emotionally
“The mugger assaulted the woman”
“Nightmares assailed him regularly”
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attack in speech or writing
“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
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take the initiative and go on the offensive
“The Serbs attacked the village at night”
“The visiting team started to attack”
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set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
“I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed”
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begin to injure
“The cancer cells are attacking his liver”
“Rust is attacking the metal”