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To apply violent force to someone or something.
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This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.
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To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
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She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
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To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
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To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
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I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
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To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
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To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
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To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
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To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
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To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.