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- pronunciation:
taek
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
attacks, attacking, attacked |
| definition 1: |
When something or someone attacks, they begin to harm or try to destroy something. When a cat attacks a mouse, the cat jumps at the mouse and starts to hurt it.
The wolf attacked the sheep.The army attacked the enemy.The disease attacked the man's lungs.- synonyms:
- raid, storm
- antonyms:
- defend
- similar words:
- strike
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| definition 2: |
When you attack your homework, it means that you start working on your homework with a lot of energy.
Mom said that she was going to attack the mess in the garage today.- synonyms:
- tackle
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| related words: |
combat, invade, mug, raid, storm |
| contrasting words: |
defend |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When someone makes an attack, they do something to hurt someone or something.
The army's attack was a terrible surprise.- antonyms:
- defense
- similar words:
- abuse, invasion, offense, raid, strike, violence
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| definition 2: |
When you suddenly get very sick with something, we sometimes call it an attack.
Maria's grandmother had an attack of the flu last month. She was in bed for eight days.- similar words:
- stroke
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| derivation: |
attacker (n.) |
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