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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"

attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

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"

strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

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"

set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"

begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"

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"

attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

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"

strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

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"

set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"

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

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; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.

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

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

To make an onset or attack.

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

A setting to work upon some task, etc.

An access of disease; a fit of sickness.

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

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

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

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; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.

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

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

To make an onset or attack.

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

A setting to work upon some task, etc.

An access of disease; a fit of sickness.

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

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

To assault; fall upon with force; assail with intent to overcome, or to damage, discredit, or bring into ridicule; begin to affect or act upon, as disease.

To make an onset.

The act of assailing; a battle; a seizure by illness.

To make an attack.

To make an onset.

To fall upon violently: to assault: to assail with unfriendly words or writing.

An assault or onset: severe criticism or calumny.

To make an onset.

To make an attack.

The act of attacking, or assault; falling on with violence; abuse, injury, or disease. See Attach.

To fall upon with violence; to assault; to assail, so as to discredit and damage; to assail harmfully.

To assail.

To begin battle or conflict with; assail; assault; make an onset; criticize; censure.

To start vigorously on (a task).

To act upon vigorously, as acid upon metal.

The act of attacking; an onset; an attacking force; a seizure, as by disease.

To fall upon with force or violence; to assault; to assail in words.

A falling upon with violence; satire; unfriendly criticism.

A sudden attack, invasion or onset of a disease. A seizure. One attacked or affected with severe disease is often said, in the United States, to be" taken down," or to be" down" with it.

The onset of a disease; an individual illness; a paroxysm or outbreak of a constitutional or recurrent disease.[Fr.]

n. A falling on with force or violence, or with calumny or criticism.