S: (n) attack (attack%1:04:02::), attempt (attempt%1:04:02::) (the act of attacking) "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
S: (n) attack (attack%1:26:00::) (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition) "an attack of diarrhea"
S: (n) attack (attack%1:22:00::) (the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)) "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
S: (n) attack (attack%1:04:05::) (strong criticism) "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
Verb
S: (v) attack (attack%2:33:00::), assail (assail%2:33:01::) (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with) "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
S: (v) attack (attack%2:33:01::), aggress (aggress%2:33:00::) (take the initiative and go on the offensive) "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"