an attack

Definition of an attack in English English dictionary: offensive
attack: An attempt to cause damage or injury to, or to somehow detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault
attack: To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar)
attack: The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack)
attack: To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets
attack: To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket
attack: Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net
attack: The sudden onset of a disease
attack: The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team
attack: To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly
attack: To apply violent force to someone or something
attack: {n} an assault, onset, charge, brunt
attack: {v} to assault, fall upon, or to, invade
attack: To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste
attack: If you attack a job or a problem, you start to deal with it in an energetic way. Any attempt to attack the budget problem is going to have to in some way deal with those issues
attack: the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
attack: The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent
attack: To make an onset or attack
attack: To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation
attack: strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
attack: an initial offensive action made by extending the sword arm and continuously threatening the opponent's target
attack: If you attack a person, belief, idea, or act, you criticize them strongly. He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations A newspaper ran an editorial attacking him for being a showman. Attack is also a noun. The role of the state as a prime mover in planning social change has been under attack The committee yesterday launched a scathing attack on British business for failing to invest
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"
attack: In games such as football, when one team attacks the opponent's goal, they try to score a goal. Now the US is controlling the ball and attacking the opponent's goal The goal was just reward for Villa's decision to attack constantly in the second half. Attack is also a noun. Lee was at the hub of some incisive attacks in the second half
attack: A parameter that sets the speed at which an envelope or dynamics processor starts With an envelope, Attack sets the speed at which the enveloped setting travels from 0 to its nominal value In a dynamics processor, it sets the speed at which the processor starts working
attack: An attempt to cause damage or injury to, or to somehow detract from the worth or credibility of a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault
attack: Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side
attack: the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
attack: To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet
attack: Either a successful or unsuccessful attempt at breaking part or all of a cryptosystem See algebraic attack, birthday attack, brute force attack, chosen ciphertext attack, chosen plaintext attack, differential cryptanalysis, known plaintext attack, linear cryptanalysis, middleperson attack
attack: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
attack: An access of disease; a fit of sickness
attack: The initial offensive action made by fully and completely extending the arm, and continuously and progressively threatening the opponent's target
attack: A procedure performed on (or with the assistance of) an IT system that, if successful, either provides advantage to the attacker or results in damage to the system, to the enterprise that employs the system, or to the enterprise's mission or people
attack: An movement signaled by extending the sword arm, which gives the fencer the right of way
attack: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
attack: 1) A discrete malicious action of debilitating intent inflicted by one entity upon another A threat might attack a critical infrastructure to destroy or incapacitate it 2) Intentional attempt to bypass the physical or information security measures and controls protecting an IS
attack: the act of trying to bypass security controls on a system An attack may be active, resulting in the alteration of data; or passive, resulting in the release of data Note: The fact that an attack is made does not necessarily mean that it will succeed The degree of success depends on the vulnerability of the system or activity and the effectiveness of existing countermeasures Attack is often used as a synonym for a specific exploit See also brute force, denial of service, distributed denial of service, hijacking, social engineering, sniffing, spoofing, trojan horse, virus
attack: An assault on system security that derives from an intelligent threat, for example, an intelligent act that is a deliberate attempt (especially in the sense of method or technique) to evade security services and violate the security policy of a system
attack: If something such as a disease, a chemical, or an insect attacks something, it harms or spoils it. The virus seems to have attacked his throat Several key crops failed when they were attacked by pests. Attack is also a noun. The virus can actually destroy those white blood cells, leaving the body wide open to attack from other infections
attack: An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words
attack: The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; opposed to defense
attack: To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault
attack: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
attack: n the attempt by one team to terminate the play by hitting the ball to the floor on the opponent's side The term refers to an individual effort or a combined team offensive pattern
attack: the attempt to justify the projection of guilt onto others, demonstrating their sinfulness and guilt so that we may feel free of it; because attack is always a projection of responsibility for the separation, it is never justified; also used to denote the thought of separation from God, for which we believe God will attack and punish us in return (Note -- " attack" and " anger" are used as virtual synonyms )
attack: {f} assault, assail; criticize a person or something
attack: An attempt to bypass security controls on a computer The attack may alter, release, or deny data Whether an attack will succeed depends on the vulnerability of the computer system and the effectiveness of existing countermeasures
attack: to move with a threat e g so that an opponent's piece may be taken; more generally, to move pieces towards e g the king's side in the hope of mate Also used to describe some opening systems initiated by White, e g King's Indian Attack
attack: A time in which one attacks. The offence of a battle
attack: a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
attack: The first part of the sound of a note In a synthesizer envelope, the attack segment is the segment during which the envelope rises from its initial value (usually zero) to the attack level (often the maximum level for the envelope) at a rate determined by the attack time parameter
attack: To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence. He bundled the old lady into her hallway and brutally attacked her While Haig and Foch argued, the Germans attacked Attack is also a noun. a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets Refugees had come under attack from federal troops
attack: An action conducted by an adversary, the attacker, on a potential victim (From the glossary of State of the Practice of Intrusion Detection Technologies )
attack: the initial stage of an envelope Refers to the time from the beginning of the sound to its highest or maximum level
attack: an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
attack: A setting to work upon some task, etc
attack: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
attack: The initial impact of a wine If not strong or flavourful, the wine is considered "feeble" "Feeble" wines are sometimes encountered among those vinified in a year where late rain just before harvest diluted desirable grape content
attack: {i} assault; spasm, seizure; onslaught
attack: The initial impact of a wine If not strong or flavorful, the wine is considered "feeble" "Feeble" wines are sometimes encountered among those vinified in a year where late rain just before harvest diluted desirable grape content
attack: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
attack: The beginning of a sound; the initial transient of a musical note
attack: In audio terms, the beginning of a sound What type of attack a sound has is determined by the sound's attack time, or how long it takes for the volume of the sound to go from silence to maximum level It is critical to consider the attack time of sounds when applying processing Compression, gating, and other types of processors can destroy a sound's attack, changing the character and quality of the audio Reverbs can also be affected by attack time; careful use of a 'verb's predelay parameter will allow you to optimize the reverb for different types of attacks
attack: An attempt to subvert or bypass a system's security, which may or may not be successful Attacks may be active or passive An active attack attempts to alter or destroy data A passive attack attempts to intercept and read data without altering it See also: Brute Force attack Ciphertext-only attack Denial of Service Hijacking Known-plaintext attack NFS and NIS attacks Password attacks Password sniffing
attack: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
attack: Either a successful or unsuccessful attempt at breaking part or all of a cryptosystem See also algebraic attack, birthday attack, brute force attack, chosen ciphertext attack, chosen plaintext attack, differential cryptanalysis, known plaintext attack, linear cryptanalysis, middle person attack
attack: take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
attack: When the musical note begins Antonym: Release
attack: An attack of an illness is a short period in which you suffer badly from it. It had brought on an attack of asthma. see also counter-attack, heart attack
attack: begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
attack: the initial offensive action made by extending the sword arm and continuously threatening the valid target of the opponent
attack: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
attack: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
attack: act of assault
attack: strike at
attack: deliver an attack

an attack

Hyphenation

an at·tack

Turkish pronunciation

ın ıtäk

Pronunciation

/ən əˈtak/ /ən əˈtæk/

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