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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : uh-tak
Phonetic Transcription : əˈtæk



Definition of attacks

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French attaquer (16c.), from Florentine Italian attaccare (battaglia) "join (battle)," thus the word is a doublet of attach, which was used 15c.-17c. also in the sense now reserved to attack. Related: Attacked; attacking.
  • noun physical assault
  • noun verbal assault
  • noun sudden dysfunction or disorder
  • verb assault physically
  • verb assault verbally
  • verb set to work
Example sentences :
  • He attacks it as a bull a red cloak, goring it, stamping on it, tearing it to shreds.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • In the attacks upon the Malakand position, about 700 tribesmen had perished.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The attacks of the reserves were repulsed and the Italians held the mountain.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Their force comprised about a brigade; but the French repulsed all attacks.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • By nightfall the Germans seemed to have wearied of the attacks.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • In the distance there were attacks upon walls, and we could hear the resounding shocks.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • But now the first of the attacks which had been announced came on.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • No, it is not their attacks we fear but their refusal to furnish us with supplies.
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
  • Yes, he said, that is the true way of meeting the attacks of fortune.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • He means that attacks on the Divine-right of kings must at all hazards be choked off.
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

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