attack

pluralattacks

conjugation attacking - attacked - attacked

verb: to take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force
- The general decided to attack the enemy fortress at dawn.
verb: to act against someone or something in a violent, hostile, or harmful way
- The dog might attack if it feels threatened.
verb: to criticize someone or something strongly and publicly
- The opposition leader attacked the government's new policy.
verb: to begin to deal with (a problem or task) with determination and vigor
- She woke up early to attack the pile of paperwork on her desk.
noun: an act of taking aggressive military action against a place or enemy forces
- Soldiers were ordered to man the walls against the impending attack.
noun: an instance of strong criticism
- The newspaper's attack on the mayor was widely read.
noun: a medical episode in which symptoms of a disease become acute
- If you're having an asthma attack, it's really hard to breathe. You hyperventilate.
noun: an organized attempt to breach or damage computer systems, data, or networks
- The company hired specialists after detecting a cyber‑attack on its servers.