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  • 21attack — at•tack [[t]əˈtæk[/t]] v. t. 1) to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: The guard dog attacked the prowler[/ex] 2) mil to begin hostilities against; start an offensive against …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22attack — A sudden illness or an episode or exacerbation of chronic or recurrent illness. brain a. SYN: stroke (1). drop a. an episode of sudden falling that occurs during standing or walking, without warning and without loss of …

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  • 23sudden — [[t]sʌ̱d(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly. He had been deeply affected by the sudden death of his father in law... I hope, the stranger said, that the sudden change of venue did not… …

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  • 24attack — 1 noun 1 VIOLENCE AGAINST SB (C) an act of deliberately using violence against someone (+ on): There have been several attacks on foreigners recently. 2 IN A WAR (C, U) the act of using weapons against an enemy in a war: The attack began at dawn …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25attack — attackable, adj. attacker, n. /euh tak /, v.t. 1. to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands. 2. to begin hostilities against; start an… …

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  • 26Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold — Infobox Film name = Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold image size = caption = Theatrical film poster director = Fred Olen Ray producer = writer = Steve Armogida narrator = starring = J.J. North, Ted Monte, Raelyn Saalman, Tammy Parks, Tim Abell,… …

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  • 27Sudden stop (economics) — In economics, a sudden stop is a sudden large reversal of capital inflows. [Sebastian Edwards (2004), Financial openness, sudden stops, and current account reversals . American Economic Review 94 (2), pp. 59 64.] ee also*Currency crisis… …

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  • 28attack — /əˈtæk / (say uh tak) verb (t) 1. to set upon with force or weapons; begin hostilities against: attack the enemy. 2. to direct unfavourable criticism, argument, etc., against; blame or abuse violently. 3. to set about (a task) or go to work on (a …

  • 29attack — v. & n. v. 1 tr. act against with (esp. armed) force. 2 tr. seek to hurt or defeat. 3 tr. criticize adversely. 4 tr. act harmfully upon (a virus attacking the nervous system). 5 tr. vigorously apply oneself to; begin work on (attacked his meal… …

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  • 30attack — verb 1》 take aggressive action against.     ↘(of a disease, chemical, etc.) act harmfully on. 2》 criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly. 3》 begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way. 4》 (in sport) make a forceful attempt to… …

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