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attacking


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  attack 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  attack 
 
  Sense  1 
  attack,  assail 
  =>  submarine 
  =>  pepper,  pelt 
  =>  strike,  hit 
  =>  counterattack,  counterstrike 
  =>  gas 
  =>  storm,  surprise 
  =>  blitz 
  =>  invade,  occupy 
  =>  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  bombard,  bomb 
  =>  cannonade 
  =>  torpedo 
  =>  raid,  bust 
 
  Sense  2 
  attack,  round,  assail,  lash  out  snipe,  assault 
  =>  abuse,  clapperclaw,  blackguard,  shout 
  =>  claw 
  =>  rip 
  =>  whang 
  =>  barrage 
  =>  blister,  whip 
  =>  rubbish 
 
  Sense  3 
  attack,  aggress 
  =>  check 
  =>  fork 
  =>  pin 
  =>  tackle 
 
  Sense  4 
  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
  =>  bait 
  =>  sic,  set 
  =>  bulldog 
  =>  rush 
  =>  savage 
  =>  reassail 
  =>  jump 
  =>  beset,  set  upon 
  =>  rape,  ravish,  violate,  dishonor,  dishonour,  outrage 
  =>  desecrate,  profane,  outrage,  violate 
  =>  molest 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  attack 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  attack 
 
  Sense  1 
  attack,  assail 
  =>  submarine 
  =>  pepper,  pelt 
  =>  strike,  hit 
  =>  slice 
  =>  chop 
  =>  stroke 
  =>  retaliate,  strike  back 
  =>  counterattack,  counterstrike 
  =>  gas 
  =>  teargas 
  =>  storm,  surprise 
  =>  blitz 
  =>  invade,  occupy 
  =>  infest,  overrun 
  =>  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  blockade,  seal  off 
  =>  ebb 
  =>  bombard,  bomb 
  =>  bomb  out 
  =>  dive-bomb 
  =>  glide-bomb 
  =>  skip-bomb 
  =>  atom-bomb,  nuke 
  =>  hydrogen-bomb 
  =>  pattern-bomb 
  =>  nuke,  atomize,  atomise,  zap 
  =>  letter-bomb 
  =>  firebomb 
  =>  blast,  strafe,  shell 
  =>  crump 
  =>  cannonade 
  =>  torpedo 
  =>  raid,  bust 
 
  Sense  2 
  attack,  round,  assail,  lash  out  snipe,  assault 
  =>  abuse,  clapperclaw,  blackguard,  shout 
  =>  slang 
  =>  vilify,  revile,  vituperate,  rail 
  =>  curse 
  =>  claw 
  =>  rip 
  =>  whang 
  =>  barrage 
  =>  blister,  whip 
  =>  rubbish 
 
  Sense  3 
  attack,  aggress 
  =>  check 
  =>  fork 
  =>  pin 
  =>  tackle 
 
  Sense  4 
  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
  =>  bait 
  =>  sic,  set 
  =>  bulldog 
  =>  rush 
  =>  charge,  bear  down 
  =>  savage 
  =>  reassail 
  =>  jump 
  =>  beset,  set  upon 
  =>  rape,  ravish,  violate,  dishonor,  dishonour,  outrage 
  =>  gang-rape 
  =>  desecrate,  profane,  outrage,  violate 
  =>  molest 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  attack 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  attack 
 
  6  senses  of  attack 
 
  Sense  1 
  attack,  assail 
  =>  fight,  struggle 
 
  Sense  2 
  attack,  round,  assail,  lash  out  snipe,  assault 
  =>  criticize,  criticise,  pick  apart 
 
  Sense  3 
  attack,  aggress 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  4 
  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
 
  Sense  5 
  attack 
  =>  begin,  get  start  out  start  set  about  set  out  commence 
 
  Sense  6 
  attack 
  =>  affect 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  attack 
 
  attack  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  attack 
 
  Sense  1 
  attack,  assail 
  =>  fight,  struggle 
 
  Sense  3 
  attack,  aggress 
  =>  act  move 
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  Sense  2 
  attack,  round,  assail,  lash  out  snipe,  assault 
  =>  criticize,  criticise,  pick  apart 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  attack 
  =>  begin,  get  start  out  start  set  about  set  out  commence 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  attack 
  =>  affect 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  attack 
 
  The  verb  attack  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  attack,  assail  --  (launch  an  attack  or  assault  on  begin  hostilities  with  as  in  warfare;  "Hitler  attacked  Poland  on  September  1,  1939  and  started  World  War  II";  "Serbian  forces  assailed  Bosnian  towns  all  week") 
  2.  (9)  attack,  round,  assail,  lash  out  snipe,  assault  --  (attack  verbally,  in  speech  or  writing;  "The  editors  of  the  left-leaning  paper  attacked  the  new  House  Speaker") 
  3.  (8)  attack,  aggress  --  (take  the  initiative  and  go  on  the  offensive:  "The  Serbs  attacked  the  village  at  night";  "The  visiting  team  started  to  attack") 
  4.  (4)  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack  --  (attack  someone  physically  or  emotionally;  "The  mugger  assaulted  the  woman";  "Nightmares  assailed  him  regularly") 
  5.  (1)  attack  --  (set  to  work  upon  turn  one's  energies  vigorously  to  a  task;  "I  attacked  the  problem  as  soon  as  I  got  out  of  bed") 
  6.  attack  --  (begin  to  injure;  "The  cancer  cells  are  attacking  his  liver";  "Rust  is  attacking  the  metal") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  attacking 
 
  The  adj  attacking  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  assaultive,  attacking  --  (disposed  to  attack) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  attacking 
 
  1  sense  of  attacking 
 
  Sense  1 
  assaultive,  attacking(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  offensive)  ->  defensive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  attacking 
 
  1  sense  of  attacking 
 
  Sense  1 
  assaultive,  attacking(postnominal) 
  =>  offensive  (vs.  defensive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  attacking 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  attacking 
 
  attacking  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  attacking 
  attacking 
 
  Overview  of  verb  attack 
 
  The  verb  attack  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  attack,  assail  --  (launch  an  attack  or  assault  on  begin  hostilities  with  as  in  warfare;  "Hitler  attacked  Poland  on  September  1,  1939  and  started  World  War  II";  "Serbian  forces  assailed  Bosnian  towns  all  week") 
  2.  (9)  attack,  round,  assail,  lash  out  snipe,  assault  --  (attack  verbally,  in  speech  or  writing;  "The  editors  of  the  left-leaning  paper  attacked  the  new  House  Speaker") 
  3.  (8)  attack,  aggress  --  (take  the  initiative  and  go  on  the  offensive:  "The  Serbs  attacked  the  village  at  night";  "The  visiting  team  started  to  attack") 
  4.  (4)  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack  --  (attack  someone  physically  or  emotionally;  "The  mugger  assaulted  the  woman";  "Nightmares  assailed  him  regularly") 
  5.  (1)  attack  --  (set  to  work  upon  turn  one's  energies  vigorously  to  a  task;  "I  attacked  the  problem  as  soon  as  I  got  out  of  bed") 
  6.  attack  --  (begin  to  injure;  "The  cancer  cells  are  attacking  his  liver";  "Rust  is  attacking  the  metal") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  attacking 
 
  The  adj  attacking  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  assaultive,  attacking  --  (disposed  to  attack) 



attacking definition