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attacks
verb(at-tack)
to set upon or work against forcefully
attacks
verb(at-tack)
to assail with unfriendly or bitter words
attacks
verb(at-tack)
to begin to affect or to act on injuriously
attacks
noun(at-tack)
the act of attacking with physical force or unfriendly words : assault
attacks
noun(at-tack)
a belligerent or antagonistic action
attacks
noun(at-tack)
a fit of sickness; especially : an active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
attacks
noun(at-tack)
a mass attack by Japanese soldiers in World War II; also : an all-out usually desperate attack
attacks
noun(at-tack)
an attack made in response to or in defense against an attack made by another
attacks
noun(at-tack)
an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary artery becoming blocked by a blood clot formed in response to a ruptured or torn fatty arterial deposit —called also myocardial infarction
attacks
noun(at-tack)
a brief episode of cerebral ischemia that is usually characterized by temporary blurring of vision, slurring of speech, numbness, paralysis, or syncope and is often predictive of a serious stroke —abbreviation TIA—called also ministroke

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