ATTACKS — Definition of ATTACKS
noun
1
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
2
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.
3
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.
4
(by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
verb
1
To apply violent force to someone or something.
This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.
2
To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
3
To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
4
To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attack
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