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According to WordNet, the noun "attack" has 9 sense(s).

100773814 the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life".

100457723 an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning".

100972621 (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn".

106711159 intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak".

114081375 a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea".

100941140 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".

101220619 strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work".

100236953 a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase.

113435548 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".

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