attacking and invading

attack

attack [verb] (HURT)

to try to hurt or defeat using violence

US /əˈtæk/ 
UK /əˈtæk/ 

حمله کردن،حمله ور شدن

مثال: 

He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

attack

 verb (attacks, attacking, attacked )
to start fighting or hurting somebody or something:
The army attacked the town.
The old man was attacked and his money was stolen.

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. attack2 S3 W2 BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑attack, ↑counterattack, ↑attacker; verb: ↑attack, ↑counterattack; adjective: attacking, counterattacking]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: attaquer, from Old Italian attaccare 'to attach', from stacca 'sharp post']
1. USE VIOLENCE [intransitive and transitive] to deliberately use violence to hurt a person or damage a place:
She was attacked while walking home late at night.
His shop was attacked by a gang of youths.
Snakes will only attack if you disturb them.
attack somebody/something with something
He needed 200 stitches after being attacked with a broken bottle.
2. IN A WAR [intransitive and transitive] to start using guns, bombs etc against an enemy in a war:
Army tanks attacked a village near the capital on Sunday.
3. CRITICIZE [transitive] to criticize someone or something very strongly:
Last year Dr Travis publicly attacked the idea that abortion should be available on demand.
attack somebody for (doing) something
Newspapers attacked the government for failing to cut taxes.
strongly/bitterly/savagely etc attack somebody/something
4. DAMAGE [transitive] if something such as a disease, insect, or chemical attacks something, it damages it:
a cruel disease that attacks the brain and nervous system
5. BEGIN DOING [transitive] to begin to do something in a determined and eager way:
She immediately set about attacking the problem.
Martin attacked his meal (=started eating) with vigour.
6. SPORT [intransitive and transitive] to move forward and try to score ↑goals or win points ⇨ defend:
Brazil began to attack more in the second half of the match.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ to attack a person
attack to use violence against someone and try to hurt them: She was attacked by a man with a baseball bat. | Police dogs are trained to attack.
ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then attack them: The judge was ambushed by gunmen as he drove to work at the courthouse.
mug to attack someone and take money from them in a public place such as a street: He was mugged on his way home from school.
stab to attack someone with a knife: The victim had been stabbed in the neck.
assault to attack and hurt someone – used especially when talking about this as a criminal ↑offence: He assaulted a flight attendant who refused to serve him more drinks.
be set upon by somebody/something written to be attacked by a group of people: He died outside his home after being set upon by a gang of youths.
turn on to suddenly change your behaviour and attack the person you are with, when they do not expect this: The dog suddenly turned on him, sinking its teeth into his arm.
■ to attack a place
attack to use weapons to try to damage or take control of a place: The village was attacked by enemy warplanes. | We will attack at dawn.
invade to enter a country and try to get control of it using force: The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago.
storm to suddenly attack a city or building that is well defended by getting inside it and taking control: Elite troops stormed the building and rescued the hostages.
besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ to surround a city or building with soldiers in order to stop the people inside from getting out or from receiving supplies: In April 655, Osman’s palace was besieged by rebels.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

attack / əˈtæk / verb [ I or T ] (HURT)

B1 to try to hurt or defeat using violence:

He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths.

Army forces have been attacking the town since dawn.

Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.

→  Compare defend (PROTECT)

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

attack

[ətæ̱k]
 attacks, attacking, attacked
 1) VERB To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
  [V n] Fifty civilians in Masawa were killed when government planes attacked the town...
  [V n] He bundled the old lady into her hallway and brutally attacked her...
  While Haig and Foch argued, the Germans attacked...
  [V-ing] The infantry would use hit and run tactics to slow attacking forces.
 N-VAR: usu with supp
 Attack is also a noun. ...a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets... Refugees had come under attack from federal troops.
 2) VERB If you attack a person, belief, idea, or act, you criticize them strongly.
  [V n] He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations...
  [V n for -ing] A newspaper ran an editorial attacking him for being a showman. [Also V n as n/adj]
 N-VAR: usu with supp
 Attack is also a noun. The role of the state as a prime mover in planning social change has been under attack... The committee yesterday launched a scathing attack on British business for failing to invest.
 3) VERB If something such as a disease, a chemical, or an insect attacks something, it harms or spoils it.
  [V n] The virus seems to have attacked his throat...
  [V n] Several key crops failed when they were attacked by pests.
 N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
 Attack is also a noun. The virus can actually destroy those white blood cells, leaving the body wide open to attack from other infections.
 4) VERB If you attack a job or a problem, you start to deal with it in an energetic way.
  [V n] Any attempt to attack the budget problem is going to have to in some way deal with those issues.
 5) VERB In games such as soccer, when one team attacks the opponent's goal, they try to score a goal.
  [V n] Now the US is controlling the ball and attacking the opponent's goal...
  The goal was just reward for Villa's decision to attack constantly in the second half.
  Derived words:
  attacking ADJ-GRADED ADJ n Manchester City will play a more attacking style of football.
 N-COUNT
 Attack is also a noun. Lee was at the hub of some incisive attacks in the second half.
 6) N-COUNT: with supp An attack of an illness is a short period in which you suffer badly from it.
  It had brought on an attack of asthma.
 7) → See also counter-attack, heart attack

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

attack

3attack adj always used before a noun : designed for or used in a military attack
• an attack helicopter/submarine
• The bombers were in attack formation.

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