ATTACKED
/ษหtรฆkt/
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Definition
/ษหtรฆkt/
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 batsmanโs wicket.
Source: Wiktionary
