- 1. n. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. Source: opted
- 2. n. A setting about; a beginning. Source: opted
- 3. n. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To assault; to set upon. Source: opted
- 5. v. t. To set about; to begin. Source: opted
- 6. n. the beginning or early stages Source: wordnet
- 7. n. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) Source: wordnet
- 8. n:100 n. the beginning or early stages Source: ecdict
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