attack


Meanings

  • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
    • "the attack began at dawn"
  • an offensive move in a sport or game;
    • "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
  • intense adverse criticism;
    • "the government has come under attack"
  • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation;
    • "an attack on inflation"
    • "his plan of attack was misguided"
  • the act of attacking;
    • "attacks on women increased last year"
  • a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
  • a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition;
    • "an attack of diarrhea"
  • 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"
  • strong criticism;
    • "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
  • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;
    • "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"
  • 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"
  • attack someone physically or emotionally;
  • 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"
  • ATTACK v -ED, -ING, -S to set upon violently


Scrabble Score: 12

attack is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

attack is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

attack is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

attack is a valid Words With Friends word