• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
• an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit Attack in the 9th inning"
• the act of Attacking; "Attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
• 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"
• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the Attack began at dawn"
• strong criticism; "he published an unexpected Attack on my work"
• intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under Attack"; "don''t give me any flak"
• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to Attack by acids"; "open to Attack by the elements"
• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an Attack of diarrhea"
• begin to injure; "The cancer cells are Attacking his liver"; "Rust is Attacking the metal"
• set to work upon; turn one''s energies vigorously to a task; "I Attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
• Attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper Attacked the new House Speaker"
• take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs Attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to Attack"
• 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"
• Attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

'Attack' in other languages