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'''Attack''' may refer to:
1. To set upon with violent force.
2. To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner.
3. To start work on with purpose and vigor: attack a problem.
4. To begin to affect harmfully: a disease that attacks the central nervous system.


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==Warfare and combat==
v. intr.


* ]
To make an attack; launch an assault: The enemy attacked during the night.
* ]
* ]
* ]


==Books and publishing==
* ], a book
* '']'', comic and animation
* ], a publisher
* ], a tabloid publication of the National Alliance from 1969 to 1978
* '']'', a.k.a. ''The Attack'', a newspaper franchise
* In newspaper headlines, to save space, sometimes "]"


==Films and television==
n.
* ] a 1944 American armed forces documentary film
* ], also known as ''Attack!'', a 1956 American war film
* ], a 2016 Telugu film
* ], a 2022 Hindi film
* ], an Australian television play
* ], a 2012 film directed by Ziad Doueiri
* ]
* "The Attack", a ]


== Music ==
1. The act or an instance of attacking; an assault.
* ], a record label
2. An expression of strong criticism; hostile comment: vicious attacks in all the newspapers.
* ], the prefix or initial phase of a sound
3. Sports.
* ], the immediate joining of a musical movement to a previous one
1. An offensive action in a sport or game.
2. The players executing such an action.
4.
1. The initial movement in a task or undertaking: made an optimistic attack on the pile of paperwork.
2. A method or procedure: Our attack on this project will have two phases.
5. An episode or onset of a disease, especially an occurrence of a chronic disease: an asthma attack.
6. The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire: an attack of hunger; an attack of melancholy.
7.
1. Music. The beginning or manner of beginning a piece, passage, or tone.
2. Decisiveness and clarity in artistic expression: a careful performance, but one lacking the rigorous attack the work demands.


===Bands===
Synonyms: attack, bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset
* ], a 1980s band
These verbs mean to set upon, physically or figuratively. Attack applies to offensive action, especially to the onset of planned aggression: The commandos attacked the outpost at dawn. Bombard suggests showering with bombs or shells (The warplanes bombarded the town) or with words (The celebrity was bombarded with invitations). Assail implies repeated attacks: Critics assailed the author's second novel. Storm refers to a sudden, sweeping attempt to achieve a victory: “After triumphantly storming the country, is obliged to storm Capitol Hill” (The Economist). Assault usually implies sudden, intense violence: Muggers often assault their victims on dark streets. Beset suggests beleaguerment from all sides: The fox was beset by hunters and hounds.
* ], a 1960s band
* ], a metalcore band

=== Albums ===
* '']'' (2002), an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
* ''The Attack'' (2007), an album by ]
* ], 2010
* ], 2006
* ], 2014

=== Songs ===
* "Attack!", by ]
* ], 2005
* "Attack", a song from the System of a Down album '']'', 2005
* "Attack", a song from the Joe Satriani album '']'', 2000

==Ships==
* ], the lead ship of the ''Attack'' class patrol boats of the Royal Australian Navy
* ], three ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy
* ], planned Royal Navy submarines, cancelled in 2012

==Sports==
* An alternative name for the ]
* The ] in cricket

==Other==
* ], 2003
* ], a 1981 game for the TI-99/4A computer
* ], a political party in Bulgaria
* ], a 1899 painting by the Finnish artist Edvar Isto

==See also==
* ], a surname
* ] or ''Association pour la taxation des transactions financières et pour l'action citoyenne'', activist organization

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Attack may refer to:

Warfare and combat

Books and publishing

Films and television

Music

Bands

Albums

Songs

Ships

Sports

Other

See also

  • Atack, a surname
  • ATTAC or Association pour la taxation des transactions financières et pour l'action citoyenne, activist organization
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