attack
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Sense: Noun: offensive tactical action
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assault Collocations, strike Collocations, offensive Collocations, raid Collocations, onslaught Collocations, advance Collocations, charge Collocations, thrust Collocations, lunge, drive Collocations, siege Collocations, offensive military operation, foray, push Collocations, initiative Collocations, storming, invasion, incursion, barrage Collocations, bombardment, bombing, ambush Collocations, firing Collocations, intrusion, intervention Collocations
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defense Collocations, resistance Collocations, retreat Collocations, surrender Collocations, submission Collocations, protection Collocations, aid Collocations, assistance Collocations, help Collocations
Sense: Noun: attack on character
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criticism Collocations, censure, swipe Collocations, slam Collocations, insult Collocations, tongue-lashing , go Collocations , slating , panning , verbal abuse, put down, libel, slander Collocations, berating, diatribe, defamation, accusation, tirade, potshot
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Sense: Noun: illness
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seizure Collocations, fit Collocations, stroke Collocations, bout, spell Collocations, relapse Collocations, outbreak Collocations, convulsion, turn Collocations, a turn for the worse
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Sense: Noun: physical assault
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assault Collocations, mugging Collocations, beating Collocations, rape Collocations, armed robbery, sexual assault
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defense Collocations, resistance Collocations, protection Collocations, aid Collocations, assistance Collocations, help Collocations
Sense: Verb: fight offensively- army, etc.
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strike Collocations, storm Collocations, invade, raid Collocations, assault Collocations, charge Collocations, take the initiative, take the offensive, take offensive action, advance Collocations, besiege, beleaguer, infiltrate, assail, blitz, stab Collocations, encircle, rush Collocations, march against, bombard, open fire, lay siege to, fire at, fire on, launch an offensive on, mount an offensive on, take up arms against, shoot at, snipe at, come at, run at, shell Collocations, ambush Collocations, take sb by surprise, make a push, bomb Collocations, go over the top, fan out, bear down on, swoop down on, launch an attack, spring on, advance on, set upon, turn on, torpedo, pounce on, let sb have it
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defend Collocations, retreat Collocations, withdraw Collocations, surrender Collocations, submit Collocations, protect Collocations, aid Collocations, assist Collocations, help Collocations
Sense: Verb: assault
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assault Collocations, assail, beat up, beat Collocations, punch Collocations, kick Collocations, knock down, hit Collocations, strike Collocations, tackle Collocations, club Collocations, stab Collocations, jump Collocations, lay into , tear into , knock sb unconscious, go for the jugular , gang up on, throw yourself on, pitch into, abuse Collocations, rape Collocations, abuse sb sexually, pounce on
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defend Collocations, run away, hold your ground, stand your ground, back down, protect Collocations, aid Collocations, assist Collocations, help Collocations
Sense: Verb: criticize or insult
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criticize Collocations, criticise , insult Collocations, assail, abuse Collocations, put down , libel, slander Collocations, slam Collocations, trash Collocations, revile, besmirch, have a go at , tear sb off a strip , slag off , speak ill of, diss
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Sense: Verb: proceed vigorously
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tackle Collocations, dive into, plunge into, dig into, tear into, start Collocations, begin Collocations, get on with, get to work, roll your sleeves up, buckle down, take care of, concentrate on, take up, set to work, set to, undertake Collocations
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