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attacksnounpl. of attack the act or action of setting upon with force or violenceThe USS Constitution was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" after its oaken hull successfully withstood a British attack aggressions, assaults, attempts, blitzes, blitzkriegs, charges, coups de main, descents, offenses(or offences), offensives, onsets, onslaughts, raids, rushes, strikes ambuscades, ambushescounteraggressions(or counter-aggressions), counterassaults(also counter-assaults), counterattacks(or counter-attacks), counteroffensives, counterstrikes(or counter-strikes)sallies, sortiesenvelopmentsbreakthroughs, forays, incursions, invasionspillages, ravages, sacksair raids, bombardments, bombingssieges, stormsbarrages, cannonades, fusillades, hails, salvos(or salvoes), volleyswhammies defenses, defensives, guards, shieldsoppositions, resistancesprotections, securities, shelters a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disordermalaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever accesses, bouts, cases, fits, seizures, sieges, spells, turns recurrences, relapsesbrainstorms, convulsions, eclampsias, pangs, paroxysms, spasms, throesagitations, frenziesbreakdowns, collapses, prostrations arrests, reliefs, remissions attacksverbpresent tense third-person singular of attackto take sudden, violent action againstour dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg assails, assaults, besets, bushwhacks, charges, descends (on or upon), goes in (on), jumps (on), pounces (on or upon), raids, rushes, sets on, sics(also sicks), storms, strikes, trashes, turns (on) bum-rushes, gangs up (on), mobs, swarmsmugs, robsambuscades, ambushes, surprises(also surprizes), waylaysblitzes, bombards, bombs, nukesbarrages, cannonades, cannonsbangs away (at), batters, buffets, plastersbeleaguers, besieges, pressesharries, loots, pillages, plunders, ravages, sacksforays, invades, overrunsenvelops, flanks beats up on, flies at, goes at, lights into, pitches into, rounds on, sets at, sets upon, tears into covers, defends, guards, protects, secures, shields to criticize harshly and usually publiclythe mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted abuses, assails, bashes, belabors, blasts, castigates, excoriates, jumps (on), lambastes(or lambasts), potshots, savages, scathes, slams, trashes, vituperates berates, harangues, harasses, harries, reviles, scolds, whipsblasphemes, curses, execrates, imprecates, profanesaffronts, insults, slursasperses, bad-mouths, belittles, blackguards, disparages, puts downlibels, slanders, traduces, vilifieschastises, chides, criticizes, laces (into), rebukes, reprimandsfulminates, lashes (out) beats up on, lights into, sails into, ties into acclaims, commends, compliments, hails, lauds, praises to start work on energeticallyCourtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm dives (into), tackles, wades (in or into) addresses, approaches, facesbuckles (down to), concentrates (on), focuses (on)(or focusses (on)), knuckles down (to), zeroes (in on)falls (to), pitches in, plunges (in), settles (down)pursues, takes up, undertakes goes at, has at, lights into, pitches into, sails into, tears into avoids, evades, shunsdallies, dawdles, dillydallies, fiddles (around), fools, idles, lags, messes, monkeys (around), plays, pokes, potters (around), putters (around), trifles |