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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" fire: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" 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" the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning" 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" take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" approach: 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" assail: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed" strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work" begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
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"Attack!" is a board game published by Eagle Games and created by Glenn Drove released in 2003. Like the popular board game Risk, it allows for players to create their own military states off of a board showing a map of the Earth divided into territories and attack other players in an attempt to conquer the world, although the victory conditions for "Attack!" are a bit different than world domination. In the expansion to the board game, victory points are added. ...
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A move that threatens to capture a piece. Back to the Top
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The rate at which the volume of a musical note rises from zero to peak volume.
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Sudden onset of new symptoms or worsening of old ones due to multiple sclerosis. Generally, these symptoms must last for more than 24 hours before it is considered an attack. This also may be called an exacerbation or relapse.
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