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An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
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An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
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They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.
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A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
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The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.
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(by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
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Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
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An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
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Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
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Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
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The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
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The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
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I've had an attack of the flu.
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An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
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The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
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(audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).