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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and
arms; to assault. |
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To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a
controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by
criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions,
in a pamphlet. |
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To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some
object of labor or investigation. |
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To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or
destructively; to begin to decompose or waste. |
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To make an onset or attack. |
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The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence;
an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense. |
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An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with
unfriendly or bitter words. |
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A setting to work upon some task, etc. |
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An access of disease; a fit of sickness. |
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The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive
action, by a chemical agent. |
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