Synonym: assault, bombardment, charge, drive, offense, onslaught, push, raid, siege. Antonym: defend, defense, guard, protect, protection, safeguard. Similar words: attach, attach to, stack, tackle, at that time, gotta, cottage, pittance. Meaning: [ə'tæk] 
n. 1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) 2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition 3. intense adverse criticism 4. the act of attacking 5. an offensive move in a sport or game 6. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) 7. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation 8. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase 9. strong criticism. v. 1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with 2. attack in speech or writing 3. take the initiative and go on the offensive 4. attack someone physically or emotionally 5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task 6. begin to injure.
n. 1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) 2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition 3. intense adverse criticism 4. the act of attacking 5. an offensive move in a sport or game 6. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) 7. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation 8. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase 9. strong criticism. v. 1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with 2. attack in speech or writing 3. take the initiative and go on the offensive 4. attack someone physically or emotionally 5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task 6. begin to injure. 
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61. Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems.
62. They dug in and waited for the enemy's attack.
63. It is impossible to defend against an all-out attack.
64. The attack succeeded,and the fort was taken.
65. Germany lost two warships during this attack.
66. Prisoners' families face continual harassment and attack.
67. Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
68. Before the enemy's attack he crossed the river and alarmed the unarmed villagers.
69. A child is recovering in hospital after a serious attack by a stray dog.
70. It wasn't a serious heart attack, but it gave him a terrible scare.
71. In the most recent attack one man was shot dead and two others were wounded.
72. When the attack took place, there were no victim support schemes.
73. The invading force, conscious of their numerical inferiority at sea, decided on an airborne attack.
74. He died of a heart attack brought on by overwork.
75. There is a miner attack in words but a major help in deeds.
76. On the day after the terrorist attack, the overall mood in the town was one of vengeance.
77. This latest attack has greatly heightened fears of an all-out war.
78. The article was a savage attack on her past actions.
79. No one has yet stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
80. The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack.
81. They had to meet the attack with very little ammunition.
82. The attack on civilians is a flagrant violation of the peace agreement.
83. The attack was in revenge for the deaths of two loyalist prisoners.
84. There's been much fear that the United Nations peacekeepers would be under attack in a situation like that.
85. Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm .
86. Extra men are needed to secure the camp against attack.
87. A third heart attack finally finished off the old man.
88. Two teenagers carried out a frenzied attack on a local shopkeeper.
89. It seems that the attack was a gratuitous/random/mindless act of violence.
90. The enemy troops moved in on the city and began to attack at dawn.