ATTACKS
/əˈtæks/
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Definition
/əˈtæks/
noun
- An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- 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.”
- A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.“The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.”
- (by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.“Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.”
- An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
verb
- To apply violent force to someone or something.“This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.”
- 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.”
- To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.“I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.”
- To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
Source: Wiktionary
