A 15-year-old boy was charged last night after an acidattack on a woman on her own doorstep.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The number of acidattacks have risen sharply in the past year, usually involving burglaries or organised gang crime.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Definition of 'attack'
attack
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verb
To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
Attack is also a noun.
Definition of 'acid'
acid
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variable noun
An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts. Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with.