intransitive verb. To set upon with violent force.

intransitive verb. To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner.

intransitive verb. To start work on with purpose and vigor.

intransitive verb. To act on in a detrimental way; cause harm to.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To play (the ball) aggressively, especially by moving toward it rather than by waiting for it to arrive.

intransitive verb. To move toward (the goal) on an offensive play, as in lacrosse.

intransitive verb. In volleyball, to hit (the ball) forcefully over the net.

intransitive verb. To make a sudden, intense effort to pass (a competitor in a race).

intransitive verb. To make an attack; launch an assault.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To make a play on offense; attempt to score.

intransitive verb. To make a sudden, intense effort to pull ahead in a race.

noun. The act or an instance of attacking; an assault.

noun. An expression of strong criticism; hostile comment.

noun. undefined

noun. Offensive play, especially in lacrosse.

noun. An offensive play.

noun. The players executing such a play.

noun. Scoring ability or potential.

noun. A forceful shot over the net in volleyball.

noun. A sudden, intense effort to pull ahead in a race.

noun. undefined

noun. The initial movement in a task or undertaking.

noun. A method or procedure.

noun. An episode or onset of a disease, especially an occurrence of a chronic disease.

noun. The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire.

noun. undefined

noun. The beginning or manner of beginning a piece, passage, or tone.

noun. Decisiveness and clarity in artistic expression.

noun. A falling on with force or violence, or with calumny, satire, or criticism; an onset; an assault.

noun. Battle generally; fight.

noun. An onset of any kind; the initial movement in any active proceeding or contest, as a game of chess, cricket, etc.; in music, specifically, the act (with reference to the manner) of beginning a piece, passage, or phrase, especially by an orchestra.

noun. The aggressive part of the art of fencing: opposed to defense.

noun. A seizure by a disease; the onset of a disease.

To assault; fall upon with force; assail, as with force and arms; begin hostilities against.

To endeavor to injure, overthrow, or bring into discredit by any act or proposal, or by unfriendly words or writing, whether by satire, calumny, criticism, or argument: as, to attack a religious belief or a legislative measure; to attack a man or his opinions in a newspaper.

To make an onset or attempt upon, in a general sense; begin action upon or in regard to; set about or upon: as, to attack a piece of work or a problem, or (humorously) the dinner.

To begin to affect; come or fall upon; seize: said of diseases and other destructive agencies: as, yesterday he was attacked by fever; caries attacked the bones; locusts attacked the crops. Specifically In chem., to cause to decompose or dissolve.

Synonyms Set upon, Fall upon, etc. (see assail), assault, beset, besiege, beleaguer, charge upon, engage, challenge, combat. To impugn, criticize, censure.

To make an attack or onset: as, the enemy attacked with great boldness.

noun. The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.

noun. An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.

noun. A setting to work upon some task, etc.

noun. An access of disease; a fit of sickness.

noun. The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.

transitive verb. To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.

transitive verb. To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

"But to cover a real attack on an angle, cavalry sometimes makes a _false attack_ on the front of a square."

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