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attack

verb
  1. To set upon with violent force: aggress, assail, assault, beset, fall on or upon , go at, have at, sail into, storm, strike. Informal: light into, pitch into. See attack
  2. To start work on vigorously: go at, sail in, tackle, wade in or into . Idiom: hop to it. See work
noun
  1. The act of attacking: aggression, assailment, assault, attempt, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, onslaught, strike. See attack
  2. A method used in dealing with something: approach, course, line, modus operandi, plan, procedure, tack, technique. See means
  3. A sudden and often acute manifestation of a disease: access, fit 2, seizure. Informal: spell 3. See health

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