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attack ( Verb)
UK/US /əˈtæk/
Present
attack
Ing
attacking
He/She/It
attacks
Past Simple
attacked
Past Participle
attacked
1-
B1
[transitive or intransitive] to try to hurt or defeat someone or something using violence
-> The woman used to like dogs, but one attacked her, and she no longer enjoys them.
-> The man was guilty of attacking a woman in the street.
Synonym
assault, offend
2-
C1
[transitive] to criticize someone or something strongly
-> The court accused the man who attacked the girl.
-> It is claimed that attacking women might inflict a big trauma on them.
Synonym
harassment, abuse
3-
C2
If a disease or a chemical attacks something, it damages it
-> The cancer attacked the man's whole body.
-> My plants are being attacked by the insects.
Synonym
adulterate
Word Families
'attack' Contained Stories
Animals come in many shapes and sizes. From birds to reptiles, small preys to big hunters. Some big wild cats like tigers and jaguars are frightening. Small preys like rabbit or deer can be frightened and get frozen when they get within sight of a big leopard or a jaguar. Some animals like deer and birds are gentle creatures. Elephant, for example, is also a gentle creature but it is overweight and african bush elephant weights more than 3000 kilos! Some flying predators like hawks have perfect eyesight so that they can see their prey from up above the skies. We should be very cautious around these wild animals as their attacks can be very painful. We might think and observe them as harmless but they are definitely not. So there is no way you're leaving painless, without injury if you mess with them!