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attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition | |
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attack, onslaught, onrush, onset | [in military] an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | |
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attack | an offensive move in a sport or game | |
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attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault | attack in speech or writing | |
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attack, tone-beginning | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | |
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attack | the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) | |
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attack, sergap | set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task | |
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attack | begin to injure | |
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attack | strong criticism | |
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attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with | |
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attempt, attack | the act of attacking | |
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approach, attack, plan of attack, plan of campaign, action plan | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | |
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assault, assail, attack, set on | attack someone physically or emotionally | |
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attack, aggress | take the initiative and go on the offensive | |
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attack, blast, fire, flak, flack | intense adverse criticism |