attack:1
verbcirca 1576{ds|t|1||}
- to set upon or work against forcefully
- to assail with unfriendly or bitter words
- to begin to affect or to act on injuriously
attack:2
noun
attack
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1655{ds||1||}
- the act of attacking with physical force or unfriendly words : assault
- a belligerent or antagonistic action
- a fit of sickness; especially : an active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
attack:3
adjective
attack
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1686{ds||1||}
- designed, planned, or used for carrying out a military attack
- expressing or involving aggressively negative and harsh criticism of someone (such as a political opponent)
attack dog
noun
attack dog
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1939{ds||1||}
- a dog trained to attack on command or on sight
- a person noted for harsh, personal, and usually public verbal attacks against others —usually hyphenated when used before another noun
angle of attack
noun phrase
angle of attack
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1901
- the acute angle between the direction of the relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
anxiety attack
noun
anxiety attack
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1911
- a sudden feeling or episode of anxiety; specifically : an episode of mild to severe worry, distress, or fear that may last for hours or days, is typically preceded by a period of gradually increasing levels of fear and worry (such as that associated with a perceived stressor or threat), and that has symptoms (such as increased heart rate and shortness of breath) similar to but often less intense than those associated with a panic attack
banzai attack
noun
banzai attack
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1944
- a mass attack by Japanese soldiers in World War II; also : an all-out usually desperate attack
brain attack
noun
brain attack
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1990
- stroke
heart attack
noun
heart attack
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1836
- an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary artery becoming blocked by a blood clot formed in response to a ruptured or torn fatty arterial deposit —called also myocardial infarction
panic attack
noun
panic attack
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1958
- a sudden feeling or episode of panic; specifically : a brief episode of intense fear or dread that is of sudden onset and typically subsides within 30 minutes, usually occurs for no apparent reason but may sometimes be associated with an identifiable triggering stimulus (such as an existing phobia), and is accompanied by a sense of unreality and impending loss of control and by various debilitating physical symptoms (such as increased heart rate, chest pain, dizziness, and shortness of breath)
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