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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Appel \Ap`pel"\, n. [F., prop., a call. See Appeal, n.]
     (Fencing)
     A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack;
     -- called also attack.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Attack \At*tack"\, v. i.
     To make an onset or attack.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Attack \At*tack"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attacked; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Attacking.] [F. attaquer, orig. another form of attacher
     to attack: cf. It. attacare to fasten, attack. See Attach,
     Tack a small nail.]
     1. To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and
        arms; to assault. ``Attack their lines.'' --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a
        controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into
        disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to
        attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some
        object of labor or investigation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or
        destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hydrofluoric acid . . . attacks the glass. --B.
                                                    Stewart.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To Attack, Assail, Assault, Invade.
  
     Usage: These words all denote a violent onset; attack being
            the generic term, and the others specific forms of
            attack. To attack is to commence the onset; to assail
            is to make a sudden and violent attack, or to make
            repeated attacks; to assault (literally, to leap upon)
            is to attack physically by a had-to-hand approach or
            by unlawful and insulting violence; to invade is to
            enter by force on what belongs to another. Thus, a
            person may attack by offering violence of any kind; he
            may assail by means of missile weapons; he may assault
            by direct personal violence; a king may invade by
            marching an army into a country. Figuratively, we may
            say, men attack with argument or satire; they assail
            with abuse or reproaches; they may be assaulted by
            severe temptations; the rights of the people may be
            invaded by the encroachments of the crown.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Attack \At*tack"\, n. [Cf. F. attaque.]
     1. The act of attacking, or falling on with force or
        violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with
        unfriendly or bitter words.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A setting to work upon some task, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive
        action, by a chemical agent.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Appel \Ap`pel"\, n. [F., prop., a call. See Appeal, n.]
     (Fencing)
     A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack;
     -- called also attack.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Attack \At*tack"\, v. i.
     To make an onset or attack.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Attack \At*tack"\, n. [Cf. F. attaque.]
     1. The act of attacking, or falling on with force or
        violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.
  
     2. An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with
        unfriendly or bitter words.
  
     3. A setting to work upon some task, etc.
  
     4. An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
  
     5. The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive
        action, by a chemical agent.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Attack \At*tack"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attacked; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Attacking.] [F. attaquer, orig. another form of attacher
     to attack: cf. It. attacare to fasten, attack. See Attach,
     Tack a small nail.]
     1. To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and
        arms; to assault. ``Attack their lines.'' --Dryden.
  
     2. To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a
        controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into
        disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to
        attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.
  
     3. To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some
        object of labor or investigation.
  
     4. To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or
        destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
  
              On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
              Hydrofluoric acid . . . attacks the glass. --B.
                                                    Stewart.
  
     Syn: To Attack, Assail, Assault, Invade.
  
     Usage: These words all denote a violent onset; attack being
            the generic term, and the others specific forms of
            attack. To attack is to commence the onset; to assail
            is to make a sudden and violent attack, or to make
            repeated attacks; to assault (literally, to leap upon)
            is to attack physically by a had-to-hand approach or
            by unlawful and insulting violence; to invade is to
            enter by force on what belongs to another. Thus, a
            person may attack by offering violence of any kind; he
            may assail by means of missile weapons; he may assault
            by direct personal violence; a king may invade by
            marching an army into a country. Figuratively, we may
            say, men attack with argument or satire; they assail
            with abuse or reproaches; they may be assaulted by
            severe temptations; the rights of the people may be
            invaded by the encroachments of the crown.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  attack
       n 1: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
            "the attack began at dawn" [syn: onslaught, onset, onrush]
       2: a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an
          attack of diarrhea"
       3: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the
          Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack";
          "don't give me any flak" [syn: fire, flak, flack, blast]
       4: the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last
          year"; "they made an attempt on his life" [syn: attempt]
       5: an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game
          with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
       6: 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"
       7: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or
          situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a
          list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his
          plan of attack was misguided" [syn: approach, plan of
          attack]
       8: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
          [syn: tone-beginning]
       9: strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my
          work"
       v 1: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start
            warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1,
            1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed
            Bosnian towns all week" [syn: assail] [ant: defend]
       2: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the
          left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: round,
           assail, lash out, snipe, assault]
       3: take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs
          attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started
          to attack" [syn: aggress]
       4: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
          assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
          [syn: assail, assault, set on]
       5: set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task;
          "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
       6: begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver";
          "Rust is attacking the metal"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 επίθεση
     2 (ετ πληροφ en) η προσπάθεια εκμετάλλευσης κενό ασφάλειας ώστε να
  προσπελαστεί υπολογιστής
     Αγγλικά vb.
     επιτίθεμαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     Swedish n.
     1 c (l en attack); an attempt to cause damage
     2 c (l en attack); offense of a battle

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     a.
     Designed or kept for the purpose of confrontation.
     n.
     An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc.,
  with words (''particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets
  into less space than "criticize" or similar'').

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     Swedish n.
     1 c (l en attack); an attempt to cause damage
     2 c (l en attack); offense of a battle

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     Swedish n.
     1 c (l en attack); an attempt to cause damage
     2 c (l en attack); offense of a battle

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     Ruotsi n.
     hyökkäys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     n.
     1 plötslig offensiv åtgärd för att (fysiskt) försöka (och eventuellt
  lyckas) skada eller förstöra någon eller något
     2 (tagg: text=utvidgad betydelse av 1.) intellektuell attack ''(1.)''
  i form av häftig kritik eller dylikt
     3 (tagg: kat=sjukdomar) plötsligt utbrott av sjukdom, känslor eller
  liknande

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  attack
     n.
     1 plötslig offensiv åtgärd för att (fysiskt) försöka (och eventuellt
  lyckas) skada eller förstöra någon eller något
     2 (tagg: text=utvidgad betydelse av 1.) intellektuell attack ''(1.)''
  i form av häftig kritik eller dylikt
     3 (tagg: kat=sjukdomar) plötsligt utbrott av sjukdom, känslor eller
  liknande

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  attack /ɐtˈak/
  1. aanval

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Attack /ɐtˈak/
  الهجوم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  attack //əˈtæk// 
  1. нападе́ние
  attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
  2. при́стъп
  medicine: sudden onset of a disease
  3. ата́ка, нападе́ние, настъпле́ние
  offense of a battle

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  attack //əˈtæk// 
  1. нападам, нахвърлям се
  to aggressively challenge with words
  2. атаку́вам, напа́дам
  to apply violent force