Definitions
1.verbTo apply violent force to someone or something."This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."
2.verbTo aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar)."She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts."
3.verbTo begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
4.verbTo deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon."I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite."
5.verbTo aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
6.verbTo set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
7.verbTo bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
8.verbTo move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
9.verbTo accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
10.adjectiveCarrying out an attack.