attack

1. attack (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

Example: From 1906 to 1960, there were forty-six recorded shark attacks, half of which were fatal.

Concept: Нападение

Polarities of the concept

2. attack (noun) — sense 2

Definition: An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.: Any of several specific maneuvers, skills, or special abilities that a character can use to inflict damage against opponents.

Example: Combat in Mimesis Online is nice and simple. You click on your target […] and then keep right-clicking your chosen attack from the drop down menu. Every time you right click on the attack, your character will swing, shoot, etc.

3. attack (noun) — sense 3

Definition: An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.

Example: They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.

4. attack (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To apply violent force to someone or something.

Example: This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.

5. attack (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).

Example: She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.

6. attack (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

Example: On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever.

7. attack (adj) — sense 7

Definition: Designed or kept for the purpose of confrontation.

Example: attack dog, attack ad