ATTACK

AT ·TACK 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 12 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  2. an offensive move in a sport or game
  3. intense adverse criticism
  4. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

💬 Examples

  • "the attack began at dawn"
  • "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
  • "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
  • "the government has come under attack"

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verb
  1. launch an attack or assault on
  2. attack in speech or writing
  3. take the initiative and go on the offensive
  4. attack someone physically or emotionally

💬 Examples

  • "begin hostilities or start warfare with"
  • "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"
  • "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • "The Serbs attacked the village at night"

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