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attack
Overview of noun attack
The noun attack has 9 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (419) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush -- ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")
2. (177) attack -- (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea")
3. (141) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast -- (intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak")
4. (107) attack, attempt -- (the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life")
5. (56) attack -- (an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning")
6. (17) attack -- (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")
7. (6) approach, attack, plan of attack -- (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided")
8. (2) attack, tone-beginning -- (a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase)
9. attack -- (strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work")
Overview of verb attack
The verb attack has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (22) attack, assail -- (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")
2. (9) attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault -- (attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker")
3. (8) attack, aggress -- (take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack")
4. (4) assail, assault, set on, attack -- (attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly")
5. (1) attack -- (set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed")
6. attack -- (begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun attack
9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
=> operation, military operation
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
attack
=> affliction
=> trouble
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
=> criticism, unfavorable judgment
=> disapproval
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
attack, attempt
=> crime, law-breaking
=> transgression, evildoing
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
attack
=> turn, play
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
attack
=> degeneration, devolution
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
approach, attack, plan of attack
=> conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
=> creating by mental acts
=> creation, creative activity
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
attack, tone-beginning
=> beginning, start, commencement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
attack
=> criticism, unfavorable judgment
=> disapproval
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun attack
6 of 9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
=> ground attack
=> charge
=> banzai attack, banzai charge
=> diversion, diversionary attack
=> penetration, incursion
=> blitz, blitzkrieg
=> strike
=> counterattack, countermove
=> bombing, bombardment
=> fire, firing
=> strafe
=> surprise attack, coup de main
Sense 2
attack
=> anxiety attack
=> flare
=> seizure, ictus, raptus
=> touch, spot
=> stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA
=> paroxysm, fit, convulsion
=> hysterics
=> occlusion
=> heart attack
Sense 4
attack, attempt
=> assault
Sense 5
attack
=> counterattack, counterplay
Sense 7
approach, attack, plan of attack
=> avenue
Sense 9
attack
=> aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun attack
9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
=> operation, military operation
Sense 2
attack
=> affliction
Sense 3
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
=> criticism, unfavorable judgment
Sense 4
attack, attempt
=> crime, law-breaking
Sense 5
attack
=> turn, play
Sense 6
attack
=> degeneration, devolution
Sense 7
approach, attack, plan of attack
=> conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
Sense 8
attack, tone-beginning
=> beginning, start, commencement
Sense 9
attack
=> criticism, unfavorable judgment
Antonyms of noun attack
Member Holonyms of noun attack
Substance Holonyms of noun attack
Part Holonyms of noun attack
Member Meronyms of noun attack
Substance Meronyms of noun attack
Part Meronyms of noun attack
1 of 9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
HAS PART: assault
Meronyms of noun attack
1 of 9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
HAS PART: assault
Holonyms of noun attack
Attributes of noun attack
Derived Forms of noun attack
4 of 9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
RELATED TO>(verb) attack#3
=> attack, aggress
RELATED TO>(verb) attack#1
=> attack, assail
Sense 3
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
RELATED TO>(verb) attack#2
=> attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Sense 4
attack, attempt
RELATED TO>(verb) attack#4
=> assail, assault, set on, attack
Sense 6
attack
RELATED TO>(verb) attack#6
=> attack
Domain of noun attack
1 of 9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Domain Terms of noun attack
Familiarity of noun attack
attack used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun attack
9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
> operation, military operation
=> combined operation
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation
=> campaign, military campaign
=> naval campaign
=> mission, military mission
=> support, reinforcement, reenforcement
=> attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
=> offense, offence, offensive
=> peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation
=> amphibious operation
=> information gathering
=> psychological operation, psyop
=> covert operation
HAS INSTANCE=> Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation
HAS INSTANCE=> Operation Desert Storm
Sense 2
attack
> affliction
=> calvary, martyrdom
=> trial, tribulation, visitation
=> curse, torment
=> attack
=> bane, curse, scourge, nemesis
Sense 3
fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
> criticism, unfavorable judgment
=> attack
=> brickbat
=> faultfinding, carping
=> fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
=> thrust
=> potshot
=> rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
=> slating
=> static
=> stricture
Sense 4
attack, attempt
> crime, law-breaking
=> barratry
=> capital offense
=> cybercrime
=> felony
=> forgery
=> fraud
=> Had crime
=> hijack, highjack
=> mayhem
=> misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, offence, offense, violation, infringement
=> perpetration, commission, committal
=> attack, attempt
=> Tazir crime
=> statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence
=> thuggery
=> treason, high treason, lese majesty
=> vice crime
=> victimless crime
=> war crime
Sense 5
attack
> turn, play
=> move
=> start, starting
=> innings
=> attack
=> down
=> bat, at-bat
=> lead
=> ruff, trumping
=> trick
Sense 6
attack
> degeneration, devolution
=> attack
=> macular degeneration
=> obsolescence
Sense 7
approach, attack, plan of attack
> conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation
=> approach, attack, plan of attack
=> framing
Sense 8
attack, tone-beginning
> beginning, start, commencement
=> springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
=> activation
=> attack, tone-beginning
=> constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
HAS INSTANCE=> Creation
=> introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
=> face-off
=> first step, initiative, opening move, opening
=> groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony
=> housing start
=> icebreaker
=> inauguration, startup
=> initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
=> installation, installing, installment, instalment
=> jump ball
=> kickoff
=> resumption, recommencement
=> scrum, scrummage
=> startup
Sense 9
attack
> criticism, unfavorable judgment
=> attack
=> brickbat
=> faultfinding, carping
=> fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
=> thrust
=> potshot
=> rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
=> slating
=> static
=> stricture
Meronyms of noun attack
9 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
HAS PART: assault
Holonyms of noun attack
Grep of noun attack
air attack
angle of attack
anxiety attack
asthma attack
attack
attack aircraft
attack aircraft carrier
attack dog
attack submarine
attacker
banzai attack
bioattack
biologic attack
biological attack
counterattack
diversionary attack
ground attack
heart attack
joint direct attack munition
panic attack
plan of attack
preventive attack
surprise attack
terrorist attack
transient ischemic attack
warning of attack
Antonyms of verb attack
1 of 6 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
Antonym of defend (Sense 2)
=>defend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb attack
6 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 2
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> comment, notice, remark, point out
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 3
attack, aggress
=> act, move
Sense 4
assail, assault, set on, attack
Sense 5
attack
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 6
attack
=> affect
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb attack
4 of 6 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
=> submarine
=> pepper, pelt
=> strike, hit
=> counterattack, counterstrike
=> gas
=> storm, surprise
=> blitz
=> invade, occupy
=> besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
=> bombard, bomb
=> strafe
=> cannonade
=> torpedo
=> raid, bust
Sense 2
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
=> abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
=> claw
=> vitriol
=> rip
=> whang
=> bombard, barrage
=> blister, scald, whip
=> rubbish
Sense 3
attack, aggress
=> check
=> fork
=> harass
=> pin
=> tackle
Sense 4
assail, assault, set on, attack
=> bait
=> sic, set
=> bulldog
=> rush
=> blindside
=> savage
=> reassail
=> jump
=> beset, set upon
=> rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
=> desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
=> molest
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb attack
6 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 2
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sense 3
attack, aggress
=> act, move
Sense 4
assail, assault, set on, attack
Sense 5
attack
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 6
attack
=> affect
'Cause To' of verb attack
Derived Forms of verb attack
6 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
RELATED TO>(noun) attack#1
=> attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
RELATED TO>(noun) attacker#1
=> attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Sense 2
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
RELATED TO>(noun) attack#3
=> fire, attack, flak, flack, blast
RELATED TO>(noun) attacker#1
=> attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Sense 3
attack, aggress
RELATED TO>(noun) attack#1
=> attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
RELATED TO>(noun) attacker#1
=> attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Sense 4
assail, assault, set on, attack
RELATED TO>(noun) attack#4
=> attack, attempt
RELATED TO>(noun) attacker#1
=> attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Sense 5
attack
RELATED TO>(noun) attacker#1
=> attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Sense 6
attack
RELATED TO>(noun) attack#6
=> attack
RELATED TO>(noun) attacker#1
=> attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Domain of verb attack
Domain Terms of verb attack
Familiarity of verb attack
attack used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb attack
6 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
attack, aggress
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
=> Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
assail, assault, set on, attack
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 5
attack
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
attack
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb attack
5 of 6 senses of attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
> contend, fight, struggle
=> bear down
=> fistfight
=> join battle
=> tug
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> settle, get back
=> fight back
=> battle, combat
=> war
=> attack, assail
=> duel
=> joust
=> chicken-fight, chickenfight
=> tourney
=> feud
=> skirmish
=> bandy
=> fence
=> box
=> spar
=> scuffle, tussle
=> wrestle
=> engage, wage
Sense 2
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> reprimand, censure, criminate
=> savage, pillory, crucify
=> admonish, reprove
=> call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
=> reprehend
=> deplore
=> belabor, belabour
=> come down
=> denounce
=> blame, find fault, pick
=> disparage, belittle, pick at
=> nitpick
=> attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Sense 3
attack, aggress
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 5
attack
> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
=> recommence
=> strike out
=> fall
=> jump off
=> get to
=> auspicate
=> attack
=> break in
=> plunge, launch
=> come on
=> embark, enter
=> get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling
Sense 6
attack
> affect
=> attack
=> ulcerate
=> sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
=> stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
=> tense, strain, tense up
=> relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
=> jaundice
=> register
=> intoxicate, soak, inebriate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb attack
Sense 1
attack, assail
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 3
attack, aggress
=> act, move
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Sense 2
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
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Sense 4
assail, assault, set on, attack
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Sense 5
attack
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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Sense 6
attack
=> affect
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Grep of verb attack
attack
counterattack
Grep of adj attack
attacking
under attack
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