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attacks

/əˈtæks/

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An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.

Examples :

"The small dog's playful attacks on my shoelaces always make me laugh. "

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An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.

Examples :

"They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech."

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A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.

Examples :

"The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations."

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(by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.

Examples :

"Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry."

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An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.

Examples :

"The company strengthened its firewall to prevent future attacks on its computer network. "

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Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.

Examples :

"The captain carefully considered the strengths of his attacks before deciding who would bowl first. "

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Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.

Examples :

"The coach diagrammed several different attacks the team could use to score points in the volleyball game. "

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The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.

Examples :

""The attacks were practicing their passing drills before the lacrosse game." "

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The sudden onset of a disease or condition.

Examples :

"Her asthma attacks became more frequent during allergy season. "

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An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.

Examples :

"My grandmother's asthma attacks have been more frequent this winter due to the cold weather. "

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The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.

Examples :

"The piano teacher emphasized the attacks in the student's practice, focusing on strong, short starts to the notes. "

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(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).

Examples :

""The synthesizer's settings allow you to adjust the attacks of the notes, making them sound either sharp and immediate or smooth and gradual." "

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To apply violent force to someone or something.

Examples :

"This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."

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To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).

Examples :

"She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts."

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To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

Examples :

"Mold attacks the bread, making it stale and inedible. "

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To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.

Examples :

"I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite."

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To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.

Examples :

"The bowler attacks the batsman's wicket with a fast delivery, hoping to get him out. "

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To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.

Examples :

"The captain attacks with an aggressive field, hoping to get the opposing batsmen out quickly. "

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To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.

Examples :

"The batter attacks the ball, trying to hit it as hard as possible to score more runs. "

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To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.

Examples :

"The soccer team attacks the goal whenever they have possession of the ball. "

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To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.

Examples :

"In the final sprint of the bike race, Maria attacks, surging forward to try and win. "

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