Attack
41attack — [16] Attack reached English via French attaquer from Italian attaccare ‘attach, join’, which, like Old French atachier (source of English attach) was based on a hypothetical Germanic *stakōn (from which English gets stake). Phrases such as… …
42attack — 1. verb 1) Chris was brutally attacked Syn: assault, beat up, set upon, mug; N.Amer. beat up on; informal work over, rough up; Brit.; informal duff up 2) the French attacked the fort Syn: strike at …
43attack — [16] Attack reached English via French attaquer from Italian attaccare ‘attach, join’, which, like Old French atachier (source of English attach) was based on a hypothetical Germanic *stakōn (from which English gets stake). Phrases such as… …
44attack — v. & n. v. 1 tr. act against with (esp. armed) force. 2 tr. seek to hurt or defeat. 3 tr. criticize adversely. 4 tr. act harmfully upon (a virus attacking the nervous system). 5 tr. vigorously apply oneself to; begin work on (attacked his meal… …
45attack — Appel Ap pel , n. [F., prop., a call. See {Appeal}, n.] (Fencing) A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; called also {attack}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
46attack — verb 1》 take aggressive action against. ↘(of a disease, chemical, etc.) act harmfully on. 2》 criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly. 3》 begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way. 4》 (in sport) make a forceful attempt to… …
47attack — An attempt to circumvent the security measuresin place on a network either to gain unauthorized access to the system or to force a denial of service. See also brute force attack; dictionary attack; social engineering …
48attack — [1] Chemical corrosion of metal. [2] To damage something by corrosion. See base metal attack pickling attack …
49attack — A sudden illness or an episode or exacerbation of chronic or recurrent illness. brain a. SYN: stroke (1). drop a. an episode of sudden falling that occurs during standing or walking, without warning and without loss of …
50Attack — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is from a topographical name for someone who lived near an oak tree or in an oak wood, derived from the Middle English (1200 1500) oke , oak, from the Olde English pre 7th Century …
