Word "ATTACK" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
Synonyms:
approach, plan of attack
Examples:
an attack on inflation
his plan of attack was misguided

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
attack in speech or writing
Synonyms:
assail, assault, lash out, round, snipe
Examples:
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Synonyms:
onrush, onset, onslaught
Examples:
the attack began at dawn

Crossword Clues for ATTACK

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Clue Source Date
Aggressive action
Find fault with a course for listeners The Times Cryptic 09 Jun 2025
Assault Eugene Sheffer 09 Jun 2025
Military dog command?
Go after aggressively
Onslaught or charge
1956 Robert Aldrich film based on the play Fragile Fox by Norman Brooks (6)
Clobber a c-course of action (6)
Strike at sharppointed nail (6)
Invade: - another country
Massive ___, trip hop band formed in Bristol in 1988 (6)
Show aggression at first then change course (6)
Heart ___ (heart-related medical emergency)
Assault The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 03 Mar 2025
Change direction at first when set upon
Dramatic start of an illness
<3 "Heart ___," Demi Lovato's energetic pop anthem that is perfect for matters of the heart
Begin to fight against (6)
"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may _ it, ignorance may deride it. but in the end, there it is": Winston Churchill (6)
Offensive move with what sounds like a small sharp nail (6)
Launch an assault on (6)
Soldiers made an ___ on the enemy (6)
Assault Eugene Sheffer 23 Dec 2024
Raid, invade Mirror Tea Time 21 Dec 2024
Assault in the direction of sailing manoeuvre
Assault: launch an -
Massive _, British trip-hop group (6)
Criticise time taken in a strategic move (6)
Set upon with a n-nail (6)
Strike bout of illness (6)
Assault with a nail so to speak (6)
Onslaught Puzzler Backwords 28 Oct 2024
Soak one with a dose of physic down the throat (6)
Begin hostilities Puzzler Backwords 02 Oct 2024
Military dog's command, perhaps
Offensive rat heading off with nail (6)
___ of the Clones, fifth film in the Star Wars series (6)
Assault (6) The Guardian Speedy 12 Aug 2024
Assault (6) The Guardian Speedy 11 Aug 2024
Go on the offensive New York Times 11 Aug 2024
Have a go at Spike? (6)
A sharp, pointed item, said to be used during aggressive act
Onslaught (6) Puzzler 12 Jul 2024
Military dog's command, perhaps
Use an assault course in attempt to score (6)
Take offensive action (6)
Sci-fi prequel, Star Wars: Episode II - _ Of The Clones (6)
An assault will produce a bout of illness (6)
Accost with a nail, say (6)
Onslaught (6) Puzzler 16 Jun 2024
Take the fight to the enemy with this seizure (6)
Military dog command?
Forwards beset by great tackling (6)
... assault at strategic move, perhaps (6)
A bout of illness a race gets back with no top (6)
Knock at small nail The Sun Two Speed 30 Apr 2024
Engage the enemy
Onslaught The Sun Two Speed 30 Apr 2024
Physical assault (6)
____ Of The Clones, Episode II in the Star Wars film series, released in 2002 (6)
Set to work on a course of action? About time! (6) Puzzler Cryptic 29 Mar 2024
Army raid
"See a female colossus - her mountainous torso, skyscraper limbs, giant desires!" screamed the posters for the 50s movie, ... Of The 50 Foot Woman
Silly Fifties sci-fi film, ... Of The 50 Foot Woman
Thanks for returning drawing pin for assault (6)
Heart ___ (heart-related medical emergency)
Act violently against (6)
Upset, I appreciate that Brad is offensive
Mount initiative at change of direction on course (6)
Assault Eugene Sheffer 10 Feb 2024
"______ on Titan"
Thanks to giving up food, make it fit (6)
Onslaught (6) Puzzler 02 Feb 2024
Set upon The Times Concise 21 Jan 2024
Under - - -, ABBA song (6)
Players between midfield and defense in lacrosse LA Times Daily 14 Jan 2024
Criticise, lambast (6)
A trooper's first strategy — charge!
Criticise a change of direction in hearing
Assail The Times Concise 27 Jul 2023
Slowpoke New York Times 09 Jul 2023
'Charge!' New York Times 09 Jul 2023
Military dog's command, perhaps
Criticize harshly USA Today 18 Jan 2023
Act of aggression The Guardian Quick 06 Dec 2022
'___ on Titan' USA Today 29 Nov 2022
Set upon Thomas Joseph 26 Oct 2022
Raid; seizure The Telegraph Quick 29 Aug 2022
Assault; seizure The Times Concise 20 Jul 2022
Raid The Telegraph Quick 27 Jun 2022
Offensive The Times Concise 24 Apr 2022
Charge, say Wall Street Journal 04 Nov 2021
"Sheer Heart ___," one of Queen's best selling albums that launched the band into stardom
Assault Eugene Sheffer 04 Oct 2021
Bombard USA Today 26 Jul 2021
Offensive criticism The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Jul 2021
Assault The Telegraph Quick 13 Jul 2021
Launch an assault
Opposite of defense, in soccer
Onslaught The Times Concise 29 Jan 2021
Strongly criticise a course of action taken by team's leader The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Dec 2020
Cheers up, on course to get fit
Rocket produced in Knock locally Irish Times Crosaire 09 Dec 2020
Invade The Telegraph Quick 07 Dec 2020
Tip off Pat, Spike and Sally Irish Times Crosaire 30 Nov 2020
What you'd expect 11 down to do to give someone a bad press Irish Times Crosaire 01 Oct 2020
Go for a riding harness one's heard of on radio
Sally picked up a drawing pin
Criticize harshly Universal 31 May 2020
Battlefield cry New York Times 24 May 2020
Go on the offensive New York Times 05 May 2020
Military offensive Universal 04 May 2020
"Sic 'em!" Family Time 26 Apr 2020
Set upon Thomas Joseph 08 Apr 2020
Fiercely criticise The Times Concise 04 Feb 2020
Launch an assault like the military
Charge The Washington Post 28 Dec 2019
Charge LA Times Daily 28 Dec 2019
Charge at
Best form of defense?
Lash out at Universal 02 Aug 2019
Assault, assail Irish Times Simplex 30 Jul 2019
Launch an onslaught
In the beginning, a terrible tax assessment caused kerfuffle and raid 
Military volunteers sent north nail assault
Fix a time before onslaught
Lash out at
Assault The Times Concise 28 Dec 2018
Criticise a sailor's course in sound
Knock at nail The Sun Two Speed 11 Sep 2018
Onslaught The Sun Two Speed 11 Sep 2018
Adversely criticise assault The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Aug 2018
What may sound like a plan for military action
Begin vigorously Newsday 12 Jul 2018
A change of policy said to be needed in military action The Telegraph Cryptic 25 May 2018
Set upon Irish Times Simplex 04 May 2018
Assault Eugene Sheffer 17 Feb 2018
Set to work on a course of action? About time! The Sun Two Speed 04 Feb 2018
Raid The Sun Two Speed 04 Feb 2018
What follows a cry of 'Char-r-rge!' New York Times 15 Nov 2017
Belligerent act from America's leader: time to change course
A non-drinker's acknowledgement of assault
"Sic 'em!" USA Today 03 Aug 2017
Encounter 6
Assault The Telegraph Quick 20 Apr 2017
Great tackle stifles goal attempt
Engaged in change of course at sea in storm The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Feb 2017
Strike at fixing pin
"Sic 'em!"
What follows a cry of "Char-r-rge!"
Criticism at change of course
Go after The Washington Post 01 Nov 2016
Try to get fit
Chess-match offensive Newsday 29 Sep 2016
Vacuous art, stuff that's tasteless and offensive
Go on the offensive USA Today 17 Jun 2016
Storm happening to change course The Telegraph Toughie 03 Jun 2016
Cheers up on course to get fit The Telegraph Cryptic 31 Mar 2016
A thankless introduct­ion course for mug
Onslaught Jonesin 01 Mar 2016
Go on the offensive
Lash out at Eugene Sheffer 21 Dec 2015
"Sic 'em, Spot!" Universal 13 Dec 2015
Invasion Premier Sunday 06 Dec 2015
Engaged in change of course in storm The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Nov 2015
Raid The Telegraph Quick 29 Sep 2015
'Sic 'em!' New York Times 28 Jul 2015
A direction given verbally to charge
"Sic 'em!"
Go on the offensive
"Sic 'em, Spot!"
Invasion
Briefly join Khmer leader for
A time to change course that's
Go after
Go for tips from Clark Kent after a time looking in the mirror
"Sic 'em!"
Battle cry
Storm
"Sic 'em!"
Charge
See 3-Down
See 3-Down
Begin with gusto
Fit resulting from a deviation round team leader
Onslaught
Take the offensive
Go after
Go after
Go on the offensive
Go after
Onset
Charge
Go after
Charge
"___ of the Killer Tomatoes!"
Raid
Onslaught
Aggressive move
War cry
Campaign smear
Troop offensive
Troop offensive
Charge
Tear into
Sortie
Lash out at
See 25-Across
Lash out at
Go after
Tear into
Siege
Siege
Go on the offensive
Rip into
"Sic 'em!"
Criticize
Dive into
Assault
Assail
Launch an assault
Assault
"_____ of the Killer Tomatoes!"
Strike
Political campaign strategy
Specialty of 1 Across
Rush
Siege
Storm
Strike
Go on a sortie
Act offensively
Tear into
"Sic 'em, Rover!"
Go after
Begin vigorously
Paroxysm
Browbeat
Respond to "Sic!"
"Sic 'em, Spot!"
Rip into
Go at
Set upon
Offensive
Onslaught
Onset
Storm
Assault
Light into
"Sic!"
Censure
Bombard
Wade into, as a task
Criticize
Assault.
Onslaught.
Begin working on energetically.
Onset.
Offense.
Raid
Tear into.
Sudden illness.
Panic ___
Begin with energy.
Speak or write against.
Seize upon
Storm.
Set upon.
Undertake vigorously.
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