attack
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,548 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,823 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) also: onslaught, onset, onrush the attack began at dawn
- an offensive move in a sport or game they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
- intense adverse criticism also: fire, flak, flack, blast Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Partythe government has come under attack
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation also: approach, plan of attack his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and consan attack on inflation
- the act of attacking also: attempt attacks on women increased last yearthey made an attempt on his life
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase also: tone-beginning
attack in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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As soon as it was light, Edward advanced to the attack.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Then he closed his eyes again, and a violent attack of fever came on.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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He had to pause, for a violent attack of coughing shook him from head to foot.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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L Was none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack; But those behind cried, "Forward!"
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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He had just undergone an attack of delirium tremens and was in no condition to be allowed at large.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1