Fierce or hostile onset.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] (156) fiend-reseOE Fierce or hostile onset. frumresec1275 A first attack, onslaught. assault1297 gen. An onset or rush upon any one with hostile intent; an attack with blows or weapons. sault1297 = assault, n., in various senses. inracea1300 A rushing upon, inroad, assault. sailing13.. venuea1330 A coming on, in order to strike; an assault or attack. Obsolete. rare. checkc1330 In early use, figurative and transferred, in various shades of meaning, referring in some way to the ‘check’ in chess. Obsolete. An attack. braid1340 A sudden assault or onset, an attack. Obsolete. affrayc1380 An attack, an assault; esp.(in later legal use) an assault on a person which constitutes a breach of the peace (cf. sense 4). Now rare. outrunningc1384 A raid, an attack. resinga1387 The action of rese, v.2; attack, assault, onslaught. wara1387 A hostile attack, invasion, assault. Obsolete. riota1393 A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd; an outbreak of violent civil disorder or lawlessness. Formerly also: †a violent attack (obsolete). assailc1400 Assault, attack; (as a count noun) an assault, an attack. assayc1400 An attack, an assault. Obsolete. onset1423 With plural or (occasionally) singular agreement. A dwelling or group of dwellings; the site of such a dwelling, etc. Also: a farmstead (cf. onstead… rake?a1425 A rush, a run; an onset, an assault. Cf. rack, n.2 1. Obsolete. pursuitc1425 Chiefly Scottish. Attack, assault; siege. Obsolete. Cf. pursue, v. 5b. assemblinga1450 Attack, onslaught. Obsolete. brunta1450 An attack or onslaught. Often with bear, endure, sustain, etc. (cf. senses 4 and 5). A military assault; a charge, an attack. Obsolete. oncominga1450 Onslaught, attack; a military advance. Obsolete. assembly1487 Hostile meeting, onslaught, attack. Obsolete. envaya1500 An attack. oncomea1500 An attack; an invasion. Cf. oncoming, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. shovea1500 An onset, attack. Obsolete. front1523 [from the verb.] Encounter, onset; = affront, n. 1. Obsolete. scry1523 An attack; a reconnoitre. attemptate1524 esp. A violent or criminal attempt; an attack, assault, outrage, raid, incursion. (So French attentat.) assaulting1548 Hostile onset, attack, assault. push1565 A vigorous charge, onset, or assault; an attack. Chiefly in military contexts. Also figurative. Obsolete. brash1573 An attack, assault; a bout. Scottish and northern dialect. attempt1584 An effort to accomplish an object by force or violence. A warlike enterprise; an attack, assault, onset. Obsolete or archaic. affront?1587 A hostile encounter; an attack, an assault. Obsolete. pulse1587 A stroke, a blow, an impact; an attack, an assault. Obsolete. affret1590 A sudden attack; an onslaught. saliaunce1590 An assault, or sally. invasion1591 Assault, attack (upon a person, etc.). Obsolete. assailment1592 The action of assail, v.1 (in various senses); assault, attack; an instance of this. insultation1596 Attack, assault. Obsolete. aggressa1611 An attack, an act of aggression. onslaught1613 A fierce or destructive attack. Now frequently figurative. source1616 An assault or attack. Obsolete. confronta1626 The act of facing or confronting; a face-to-face encounter; an affront. impulsion1631 Attack, assault. Obsolete. tentative1632 Something done as an experiment or trial; an essay, an attempt; †a hostile attempt (obsolete). essaya1641 A hostile attempt. Obsolete. infall1645 An inroad, attack, incursion, or descent upon an army, town, etc., or into a country. Now rare. attack1655 An aggressive military action against a place, or enemy forces, equipment, etc., with weapons or armed forces; a joining of battle; an offensive… stroke1698 figurative. A hostile attack; an offensive movement in warfare. Obsolete. insult1710 Military. An open and sudden attack or assault without formal preparations: cf. insult, v. 4b (obsolete). coup de main1759 French phrases frequent in English use. ‘a sudden and vigorous attack, for the purpose of instantaneously capturing a position’ (Stocqueler Mil. En… onfall1837 gen. An attack, assault, or onslaught. Also in extended use. hurrah1841 Representing French houra, Russian urá: The shout of attack of the Cossacks; whence, by extension, an attack. beat-up of quarters1870 beat-up of quarters: assault, reconnaissance. offensive1887 An attack; aggressive action, or an aggressive act. An attacking military campaign, esp. one having a specific objective (as the capture of a… strafe1915 A fierce attack or heavy bombardment; (now) spec. an attack with bombs or (esp.) machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft. Also figurative: a severe… grand slam1916 Chiefly Military. An all-out attack. Now somewhat rare. hop-over1918 an assault. run1941 A short flight made by an aircraft on a straight and even course for the purpose of dropping bombs. Also in extended use. strike1942 An act of striking. A sudden military attack concentrated on selected targets; also occasionally concrete, the force used in such an attack. Also… Subcategories:— action of attacking (13) — disposition to attack (1) — power of attacking (1) — immunity from attack (1) — ability to survive attack (1) — point of attack (2) — object of attack (3) — military aggression (3) — warpath (of Indians) (2) — taking hostile steps (1) — time of attack (3) — starting place of attack (2) — mutual attack (1) — simultaneous attack (1) — sudden or surprise attack (22) — night-attack (5) — fresh or subsequent attack (1) — attack on civilian targets (1) — first nuclear attack (1) — counter-attack or retaliation (5) — storming (5) — escalade (7) — destruction of walls (2) — breaking through defensive line (2) — laying land waste (1) — pursuit of an enemy (2) — other types of attack (4) — specific attack (2) |
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