A sudden violent onset or attempt to attack
An offensive operation in warfare
An aggressive attempt to discredit, criticize, or attack the reputation of a person or entity
A sharp or hostile criticism or dispute
An onset or attempt to take by force
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: A In referring to this "attack" and the movements of general Wayne, Withers, in his " Chronicles of Border Warfare, " says: " Before the troops marched from fort Washington, it was deemed advisable to have an abundant supply of provisions in the different forts in advance of the main army
An onset or attempt to attack
An attempt to conquer a country or city by force
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Mr. Calhoun has replied to Mr. Benton's attack upon him, and the reply, like the "attack", is tedious and minute To the ears of our Northern readers, the report of this distant cannonading sounds very faint and far, and it is probable that few of them will be awakened from their repose by the rolling of the thunder
An aggressive action or manner of behaviour
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: So he shunned a meeting which he thus describes- " Where the "attack" is all on one side, and the accuser thinks himself at liberty to use every weapon, that falls under his hand, fair or foul, and has a shield in his own adversity. " - From an essay on `` The Danger of Being Too Much in the Right, '' by James Boswell
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Vernon, or, as he has changed his character, we may venture to change his name, - - Jerome Vaudelier, went to California in the first of the excitement; where, amid the temptations of that new and dissolute land, he yet maintains the integrity he was born with, and attacks the future with the same unyielding obstinacy as he did the foe in Mexico
An assault
An onset or attempt to take by force
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Yet they stand in special need of defence, as the country from which they draw their support has not in itself the means of promptly sustaining them in their attempts to repel an "attack", and especially as the hope, so confidently and cruelly entertained across the Atlantic, of deriving assistance from France, is so absurdly and pitifully small
An offensive operation or act
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: A slight immunity from the "attacks" of acari and pediculi might in a tropical country more than compensate an animal for the loss of its hairy coat, especially in the case of the domesticated dog, which finds shelter with its master, has not to seek for its food, and can be fed on a diet of rice, which is not very palatable to it, and which does not agree with its digestive organs
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: But, as if the cowardice of their countrymen had stung them into a determination to show, at all hazards, that they, at least, were made of very different stuff, they not only resisted the "attack" of the enemy, but carried the bayonet into the very heart of the city
An onset of illness
A strong criticism or opposition
A violent onset or attempt to take or destroy a place by physical means
An attempt to assail or injure a person or thing with force
An attempt to take a fort or town by force
An onset of illness
An aggressive attempt to achieve something by verbal or other means
An aggressive course of action or argument
An offensive operation in warfare, or the beginning of such an operation
An offensive operation or act
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: The leaf-cutting ants are confined to tropical America; and we can easily understand that trees and vegetables introduced from foreign lands where these ants are unknown could not have acquired, excepting accidentally, and without any reference to the ants, any protection against their "attacks", and now they are almost universally attacked and seriously damaged by them
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: The men divided, some plunging deeper into the forest, in order to gain their stations without giving an alarm, and others Continuing to advance, at a gait that would allow the whole party to go in order; but all devising the best plan to repulse the "attack" of such a party, and to give the cry of "treason" to those who should be the first to make an assault on their lives
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: But if the policy of the Anglo-Americans was sufficient to destroy so powerful a rival as the French, what can be expected from the unconcerted, ill-advised resistance or "attack" of the aborigines, unskilled in military tactics, and not sufficiently strong, either in numbers or in weapons, to meet the disciplined forces of the invader? It is calculated that the expenditure of the Anglo-Americans in this war will be two millions sterling a day, and that the war will last at least six months
An instance of aggressive behaviour
An attempt to find and destroy an enemy by force
The onset of a disease or condition
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: I dreamed in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth from Leaves of grass (1860-61) I dreamed in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the "attacks" of the whole of the rest of the earth, as to a fortress in the clouds, or on the moon
An attempt to cause damage or severe inconvenience to a person or place by physical means or with weapons
An attempt to capture or destroy an enemy position by force
An onset of disease
An onset or attempt to take by force
An aggressive attempt to get into conflict with someone, or to criticize, censure or scold
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Abandoned by all but the Jesuits, whose alliance was even more fatal than the enmity of the other parties, M. de VilliAe at length became satisfied that he could not stand the "attack" of the press, and must either silence it or retire from the field
A violent onset or attempt to take by force
An attempt to criticize or refute a person, idea, etc
An attempt to detract, diminish, or weaken
An attempt to physically injure another person
A critical review of a work or opinion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: being protected by the batteries of New-York, Governor's Island, and Red Hook; that, on the arrival of their fleet through the Sound, instead of making a direct "attack" on New-York, they should land at Kingsbridge, and take up a position across the Harlem River, so as to command both the city and the river
An attempt to solve a mathematical or philosophical problem
The onset of a disease
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Though Kemp declares here that his " imployment for the pageant was utterly spent, " yet Anthony furnished the city shows for 1605, 1611, and (in spite of an "attack" made on him by Middleton in 1613 -- see my ed. of Kemp's Two Tragedies, p
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: trampling of Old Tom might be heard on the stair-case, as in vociferous converse with our host he came down from the chamber, wherein, by some strange process of persuasion assuredly peculiar to himself, Harry had forced him to go through the ceremony of ablution, and to make a hasty toilette
A period of time when a person is affected by a particular emotion or tendency in an aggressive or strong way
( of a disease ) begin to affect ( someone )
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Now, supposing even that Dr. Channing had in some degree mistaken the character of Bonaparte, we can not admit that this would at all justify the critic in his outrageous "attack"; but, independently of this consideration, we must also remark, that, according to the rules laid down by the new school, a critic has no right to "attack" an adversary, unless he means to "defend" him at the same time
A sudden severe onset of illness
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: In the spring of 1821, he accompanied his wife to Hartford, Connecticut, to obtain, medical assistance for her relief from a cancer; which was removed, with some hopes of a permanent cure; but in the summer of 1822, it renewed its "attack" upon her system, more formidable than before
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: On the 5th of October, 1778, the legion was ordered to Little Egg Harbour, with a body of Jersey and Pennsylvania militia, and a field piece from colonel Proctor's regiment of artillery, the whole under the command of Pulaski, for the purpose of attacking the enemy posted at that place
An onset or attempt to take by force
An attempt to find fault with or criticize someone or something
An attempt to make a combination of moves in a sport or game that are intended to score a point or gain an advantage
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: A day was appointed, but being unacquainted with the art of writing, or the use of numbers, the period was designated by a bundle of sticks, every stick representing a day; each of the confederated chiefs prepared a bundle corresponding in number with those of his enemies, and on the day appointed, the attack was made
A time in which one attacks
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: on either side, crowned most commonly by dense and intricate masses of forest, through which and without a guide, our little army was compelled to pass, -- presented opportunities for frequent ambush and "attack", in which, very inferior forces, if properly commanded, might, with little danger, inflict great damage on a column of such extent as ours was, and so exposed
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: It is rather a singular thing for a street musician to sing such songs as you do, and in such a manner, " -- then, after a pause, during which she did not volunteer any information on the subject, he renewed the "attack", with, " You must have had a pretty fair chance of hearing of me, Miss, before I got here
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: They were collected, when I came up to them, on a small knoll, or rocky hillock, on the very edge of the marsh, and were engaged in loud and wordy argument concerning the propriety of another "attack" upon the Frondeurs; which attack, whatever it might turn out to be, I had no difficulty in recognizing as the work of that ingenious and enterprising officer, Captain MacMorlan
An onset or attempt to assail the person or character of another
An assault or attempt to injure, damage, or destroy something
An attempt to capture or destroy an enemy position by military means
The onset of a disease or condition
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: An idea prevailed, that Hawley had only retired for a time, and would renew the "attack" next morning; but the true state of the armies was soon understood, and after being exposed to the storm for five hours, Charles Edward entered Falkirk, and took possession of the bridge
The beginning of hostilities, or an attempt to begin them
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: In executing this duty, friends and fellow-citizens, you are to use courage and discretion; courage, that you may not be daunted by any lawless attempt that this man may make with his rifle and his dogs to oppose you; and discretion, which here means caution and circumspection, that you may not be betrayed into any excess or violence of language or action that might expose you to the imputation of a wanton attack
The beginning of hostilities in a battle or war
An attempt to assail the reputation, character, or property of another
A vigorous effort to persuade, criticize, or otherwise engage with
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Such are some of the disadvantages of a light sandy soil; and, in thoroughly examining many of the fruit gardens of the middle states the last few seasons, we could not fail to be struck with the fact that in nine cases out of ten, where a variety of fruit was unusually large, an attack of the blight had devoured every leaf and fruit
A hostile attempt to damage or destroy something
An attempt to detract from the credibility of a position or idea
An attempt to undermine a principle, or to destroy a reputation
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: The good people of England were not so enlightened at the * " The old jealousies of which it " (a standing army) " was the object, no longer exist, and there can be no doubt that the establishment of a properly trained military force is not only indispensable to guaranty the peace of the country, but is a national and patriotic duty, which every man in his sober moments must feel it to be
An aggressive attempt to tackle or overpower ( someone ) physically or verbally
A military operation to seize or capture a position or place
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Mr. Calhoun has had to sustain a tremendous battery of "attack", at the present session, from the two great leaders of the Opposition, Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster; and these encounters of intellect-whatever may be thought of the propriety of time and place-have been very honorable to both assailant and assailed
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of a person, position, idea, object, or thing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: It is within the memory of a large portion of the profession, that typhoid fever was supposed to be a disease which, in its early stages at least, might be so far counteracted by a bold "attack" as to reduce to a few days'duration a siege of weeks
Military action to seize or take by force
A time when a military force begins to attack an enemy
A military operation to take possession of a fortified place by assault or siege
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: 18* // The development of Comte's system, after the outlines of it had been completed in his own mind, was delayed, in 1826, by an "attack" of mental disease, from which, if it had been left to take its own course, he would have emerged a hopeless idiot
An onset or attempt to attack
An offensive move in a sport or game
An offensive operation in warfare
The beginning or onset of a disease
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: * * * * * * God bless the sons of Harvard, and preserve our Alma Mater from the open "attacks" of enemies, the secret treachery of hypocritical friends, and from the baleful influence of every wrong principle to be found in her own heart. May she ever be secure in the integrity of her own principles, and in the loyalty and devotion of her children
An onset or onsetting
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Bugeaud's plan is this: Instant "attack" with an overwhelming force of artillery, cavalry and infantry of the Line, (which, he asserts, he has now all ready in position in anticipation of this event, and well disposed to act,) on all the barricades and outposts of the enemy, at the same time that the main body of the enemy's army is attacked and driven back by the combined forces of the two armies, along the road to Antinopolis
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault
A military operation to take a position from an enemy by physical means
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Ferris had naturally a robust constitution, and it was slow in confessing the sapping and mining process that had been going on ever since he was born, so that he had had many of what he called " singular "attacks" " before he felt permanently the worse for them
A military operation or raid on an enemy target
A periscope, gun, or other weapon used to attack an enemy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: The "attack" that really lent urgency to Lon Nol's requests for outside military aid (see THE NATION) was a show of Communist power and Cambodian impotence at Saang, a handsome French provincial town only 15 miles south of Phnom-Penh on the main road to the coast
An attempt to physically injure or kill someone, or to damage or destroy property
An offensive against an enemy using weapons or force, or a similar act of aggression
An attempt to cause physical harm or death, in self-defense or otherwise
A military operation to take or capture a position from the enemy by physical means
An instance of hostile or violent action, either by individuals or by groups or nations
An attempt to cause physical damage to an enemy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: When I had my heart "attack", in Cambridge, two years ago, my lease was up, and I told Mr. Braun I didn't know whether I'd be coming hack, but he held the place for me without a lease, and he didn't raise the rent. Now, when I've paid off my "attack" debt, I 'll have some money left over each month, and I thought I might as well put it on lease for another year, and try and get a better car
A concentrated effort to destroy an enemy by bombing, shooting, or attacking with weapons
Military operations against an enemy using weapons
An attempt to do physical or psychological damage to a person or thing
Strong criticism or opposition directed at a person or idea
An onset of illness
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Among the "attacks" involving Chili's family that will be probed at this week's hearings is that against Lerothodi Ikaneng, a defector from the football club who went to the Chili family for help and was a friend of Chili's son Sibusiso
An attempt to cause damage or injury to a person or thing
A sudden onset of a disease or condition
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: We believe that the United States should pursue, on an urgent basis, serious strategic arms control negotiations consistent with the maintenance of overall parity with the Soviet Union, including, to the fullest extent possible: // - A mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and deployment of all nuclear weapons
A vigorous effort to attack a problem
A sudden adverse effect of a medicine or a disease
An instance of hostile action, either by people, animals, or large machines such as guns or missiles
A sudden onset of a disease or symptom
An aggressive attempt to criticize, oppose, or otherwise engage in hostilities with
A swooping or rushing movement or action, especially by a hostile force
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Some leaders, such as Jack Gravely, executive secretary of the Virginia branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, point out that Mr. Jackson, through his unwillingness in the primary season to compromise and his relentless "attack" on some party practices, may have `` played '' the voters of this state
A strong verbal or physical assault
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: @@379087 For the next decade, whenever there is a terrorist "attack" anywhere in the world, there will be those blaming it on America: if only America had not been distracted from the war on terrorism by the war in Iraq, if only America had not stirred Muslim resentment by its unilateral policies, if only America had taken more of a leading role in fighting terrorism
An instance of hostile or violent action, or the start of such an action
An armed or violent assault on another person or group
A critical review
A sudden severe occurrence of a disease or condition, or its symptoms
An act of attacking
An offensive operation or action
An armed or unarmed assault on a person, place, or thing
An aggressive attempt to criticize, oppose or challenge
A sudden onset of symptoms of a disease
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: The day is saved and the Indians routed only by the skill of Colonel Bouquet, who feigns a retreat, lures the Indians to the "attack" and, with a cunning that rivals that of his enemy, launches a countercharge by men hidden on the Indians'flanks
A sudden severe painful sensation in the chest, caused by a sudden stop or constriction of the coronary arteries and regarded as a medical emergency
A challenge to the validity or truth of something
An attempt to harm or destroy something
An aggressive attempt to take control of a building or other place, or to attack the people in it ( see also assault ). A similar attempt directed against a person or group of people, or against a vehicle, is known as a car attack ( see also car bombing ). A coordinated attempt to cause mass destruction is known as a terrorist attack
A physical or verbal assault
An act of physically assaulting someone or something
A sudden severe episode of illness or medical condition, especially a heart attack or stroke
A sudden hostile onset or aggressive hostilities
An offensive operation carried out in hostile territory, or against an enemy force, using weapons
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: At least one face is familiar to U.S. investigators: Ramzi Binalshibh, a 29-year-old Yemeni who appears wearing a red kaffiyeh, was named as an unindicted co-conspirator of Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged 20th hijacker, in a Texas court in May 2002
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault
An instance of hostile action, especially of military attack or terrorist bombing
A sudden violent onset or hostilities
A sudden severe occurrence of a disease or condition, or its symptoms
A sudden recurrence of a disease or condition
A sudden onset of a disease or condition
An attempt to physically injure another person or other creature
A hostile action, verbal or physical, directed at a person, object, or idea
Hostile actions taken against an enemy
A sudden violent occurrence, typically one that causes great damage or death, such as a bombing raid or a chemical attack
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: Watson describes his own shortcomings of laziness and lack of direction; his narrow escape from physical "attack" by a female crystallographer when he challenged her theories; the abrasive personality of talented Co-worker Crick; an incredible high school-level error by brilliant Chemist Linus Pauling
An aggressive attempt to find fault with someone or something
An attempt to undermine or destroy some idea, practice, etc
An offensive operation or action, as in warfare
An aggressive act
A sudden onset of a disease or condition
An infection or disease regarded as aggressive or virulent
A military operation where a hostile force attacks an enemy
A severe criticism or piece of opposition in speech or writing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: The Pentagon's shopping list for hardware would allow the Army to buy 840 Ml tanks and 870 Bradley fighting vehicles, the infantry's controversial new troop carrier; the Navy to get four new "attack" submarines, one Trident-missile sub, two cruisers, three destroyers and 16 smaller patrol boats
An aggressive attempt to tackle a problem
An instance of fierce criticism or opposition
A sudden onset of a disease or condition
An attempt to damage, harm, or kill, or the instance of being damaged, harmed, or killed
The offensive team or players
An act of physical or verbal assault
A military operation to seize or take by force
An attempt to seize or overpower an enemy
A sudden, severe onset of a disease or condition
An attempt to attack
A critical or abusive verbal assault
A critical review or analysis
A surprise military or terrorist attack on an enemy or target, typically in order to inflict damage or casualties on it
To apply violent force to someone or something
An instance of criticism or opposition, as in a literary or political review
A sustained military operation against an enemy using weapons
An instance of offensive military action
An instance of aggressive behaviour, such as a full-scale military offensive
An act of physical or verbal assault
An aggressive attempt to acquire something
An instance of hostile action or attack, especially in military or sporting contexts
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "attack" in the following sentence: The dreadful "attack" upon Crystal Knox had been the more dramatic aspect of it; but the fact that, even after that warning, Ted had actually been about to let himself be dragged into the vortex of the so-called " Peace Party " movement was, in Ceil's mind, a far more significant and portentous thing
An attempt to get at or make inroads into something
A sudden, severe onset of a disease or condition
A vigorous attempt to tackle a problem or task
A sudden onset of a disease or condition
A military offensive or operation
An instance of hostile action or criticism directed at a person, group, or institution
An attempt to damage or destroy something
A sudden onset of a disease or condition
The acute onset of a disease or illness
An onset of illness
