vverb.competitionlaunch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare withSynset:assail attack
Examples:- Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
- Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
Antonyms:defend
Derivationally Related Form:attackerassailableassailantattack
Hypernyms:contend fight struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:attackcontend
Direct Hyponyms:beleaguerbesiegeblitzbombbombardbustcannonadecircumventcounterattackcounterstrikegashem inhitinvadeoccupypeltpepperraidstormstrafestrikesubmarinesurprisesurroundtorpedo
Full Troponyms:atom-bombbesiegeblastblitzblockadebomb outbombardcannonadecarpet bombchopcounterattackcrumpdive-bombebbfirebombgasglide-bombhydrogen-bombinfestinvadeletter bombnukepattern-bombpepperraidretaliateskip-bombslicestormstrafestrikestrokesubmarineteargastorpedo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationattack in speech or writingSynset:assail assault attack lash out round snipe
Examples:- The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
Derivationally Related Form:assaulterassaultiveattackerassailantattack
Hypernyms:criticise criticize knock pick apart
Inherited Hypernyms:attackknockcommentnotestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:abusebarrageblackguardblisterbombardclapperclawclawriprubbishscaldshoutvitriolwhangwhip
Full Troponyms:abuseblisterbombardclawcurseriprubbishslangvilifyvitriolwhang
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: snipe, lash out, round)
vverb.competitiontake the initiative and go on the offensiveSynset:aggress attack
Examples:- The Serbs attacked the village at night
- The visiting team started to attack
Derivationally Related Form:aggressorattackeraggressionattackaggressive
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:attackact
Direct Hyponyms:checkforkharasspintackle
Full Troponyms:checkforkharasspintackle
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something (apply to: attack) | Somebody ---s somebody (apply to: attack)
vverb.competitionattack someone physically or emotionallySynset:assail assault attack set on
Examples:- The mugger assaulted the woman
- Nightmares assailed him regularly
Derivationally Related Form:attackerassaultiveassaultassaulterattackassailant
Inherited Hypernyms:assail
Direct Hyponyms:assaultbaitbesetblindsidebulldogdesecratedishonordishonourjumpmolestoutrageprofaneraperavishreassailrushsavagesetset uponsicviolate
Full Troponyms:baitbesetblindsidebulldogchargedesecrategang-rapejumpmolestrapereassailrushsavagesic
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changeset to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a taskExamples:- I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed
Derivationally Related Form:attacker
Hypernyms:begin commence get get down set about set out start start out
Inherited Hypernyms:attackget down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodybegin to injureExamples:- The cancer cells are attacking his liver
- Rust is attacking the metal
Derivationally Related Form:attackerattack
Hypernyms:affect
Inherited Hypernyms:attackaffectchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
adj satadj.alldisposed to attackSynset:assaultive
Antonyms:defensive
Derivationally Related Form:assault
Inherited Hypernyms:assaultive
Similar to:offensive