Definition of Attack

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Attack

To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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.

To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.

To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

To make an onset or attack.

The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.

An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.

A setting to work upon some task, etc.

An access of disease; a fit of sickness.

The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.

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Attack Quotations

The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.
Winston Churchill

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
Winston Churchill

The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.
Winston Churchill

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
Sun Tzu

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
Sun Tzu

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
Sun Tzu

Well, after I had the heart attack, it was a very simple choice. What the doctor told me I did and I did it religiously. I ate nothing but lean turkey breast or chicken breast or a piece of fish that was very lean. I mean I stayed away from everything.
Mike Ditka

Not really, and actually my cholesterol was 190 when I had the heart attack. 190, which isn't that high. I took it down to about 130 and it's probably about 140 or 145 now.
Mike Ditka

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
George S. Patton

Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy.
Ann Coulter

Attack Translations

attack in Afrikaans is aanval
attack in Danish is angreb, angribe
attack in Dutch is aangrijpen, aantasten, aanvallen
attack in German is Anfall {m}, angreifen, angriff
attack in Italian is assalire, attacco, assalto
attack in Latin is oppugno, insultus, impetus, tentatio-onis, lacesso
attack in Norwegian is angrep, angripe
attack in Portuguese is ataque
attack in Spanish is acceso, atacar, acometer

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