Thesaurus: attack

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1. v. t. To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
2. v. t. To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.
3. v. t. To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.
4. v. t. To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
5. v. i. To make an onset or attack.
6. n. The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.
7. n. An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
8. n. A setting to work upon some task, etc.
9. n. An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
10. n. The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.
11. n. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
12. n. an offensive move in a sport or game