What does ATTACK mean?

noun

1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)“the attack began at dawn”
2. an offensive move in a sport or game“they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning”
3. intense adverse criticism“Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”
4. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation“his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons”
5. the act of attacking“attacks on women increased last year”
6. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
7. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition“an attack of diarrhea”
8. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)“the film was sensitive to attack by acids”