Synonyms:
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
Meaning: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
Synonyms:
attack
Meaning: an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
Synonyms:
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
Meaning: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
Synonyms:
approach, attack, plan_of_attack
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
attack, attempt
Meaning: the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
Synonyms:
attack, tone-beginning
Meaning: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
attack, assail
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe, assault
Meaning: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Synonyms:
attack, aggress
Meaning: take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
Synonyms:
assail, assault, set_on, attack
Meaning: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Synonyms:
attack
Meaning: set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
Usage examples
The Night Attack
There was no attack.
They waited for the attack.
Are you afraid of an attack?
The attack is not without danger.
"Let's go on through and attack!"
All the merchants were eager for attack.
To attack the first is not to assail the last.
An attack of peculiar virulence and malevolence
But it proves the Flatheads are coming to attack us."