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Complete Definition of "attack"

English

Pronunciation
a|RP|AusE?|GenAm? IPA|/É�Ë�tÃ¦k/, SAMPA|/@t{:k/
audio|en-us-attack.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|Ã¦k

Homophones
a tack

Noun
en-noun

An attempt to cause damage or injury to, or to somehow detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
A time in which one attacks. The offence of a battle.
cricket Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
volleyball Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
medicine The sudden onset of a disease.
italbrac|audio The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).

Synonyms
sense|volleyball hit, spike

trans-top|cricket: the bowlers of a cricket side
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trans-top|volleyball: a hit other than serve or block that sends the ball over the net
Finnish: iskulyÃ¶nti
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Russian: Ð°Ñ�Ð°ÐºÐ° (atÃ¡ka) f, Ñ�Ð´Ð°Ñ� (udÃ¡r) m
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trans-top|amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level
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Derived terms
pincer attack

Verb
en-verb

transitive To apply violent force to someone or something.
transitive To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words
context|transitive|cricket To aim balls at the batsman's wicket.
context|intransitive|cricket To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
context|intransitive|cricket To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.

Translations
trans-top|to apply violent force to someone or something
Chinese traditional/simplified: æ�»æ��,æ�»å�» (gÅ�ng jÄ«)
Finnish: hyÃ¶kÃ¤tÃ¤, kÃ¤ydÃ¤ kÃ¤siksi
Greek: t|el|ÎµÏ�Î¹Ï�Î¯Î¸ÎµÎ¼Î±Î¹||trepitÃthemai|scGrek
Kurdish:

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Portuguese: t+|pt|atacar
Polish: t|pl|atakowaÄ�, t|pl|napadaÄ�
Russian: Ð°Ñ�Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (atakovÃ¡tâ��) pf; Ð½Ð°Ð¿Ð°Ð´Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (napadÃ¡tâ��) impf, Ð½Ð°Ð¿Ð°Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (napÃ¡stâ��) pf
Slovene: napasti
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trans-top|to aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words
Finnish: t+|fi|hyÃ¶kÃ¤tÃ¤
Greek: t|el|ÎµÏ�Î¹Ï�Î¯Î¸ÎµÎ¼Î±Î¹||trepitÃthemai|scGrek (person), t|el|ÎºÎ±Ï�Î±Ï�Î¹Î¬Î½Î¿Î¼Î±Î¹||trkatapiÃ¡nomai|scGrek (idea)
Portuguese: t+|pt|atacar
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Polish: t|pl|atakowaÄ�, t|pl|napadaÄ�
Russian: ÐºÑ�Ð¸Ñ�Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (kritikovÃ¡tâ��) pf; Ð½Ð°Ð¿Ð°Ð´Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (napadÃ¡tâ��) impf, Ð½Ð°Ð¿Ð°Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (napÃ¡stâ��) pf
Slovene: napasti
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trans-top|cricket: to aim balls at the batsman's wicket
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trans-top|cricket: to set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets
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trans-top|cricket: to bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Volleyball

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Revision and Credits for"attack"
2007-12-29 17:09 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation Full Revision History
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