| blast |
an angry verbal attack. [1/12 definitions] |
| blindside |
to hit or attack (someone, esp. a football player) from an unanticipated direction. |
| blitz |
a swift military attack from the air or ground. [3/4 definitions] |
| blow1 |
an unexpected attack. [1/3 definitions] |
| bomb |
to attack or destroy with a bomb. [1/8 definitions] |
| bombard |
to attack with bombs, cannon fire, or artillery. [1/4 definitions] |
| bombing |
an attack in which bombs are dropped. |
| bout |
a period or attack of illness. [1/3 definitions] |
| broadside |
to attack verbally. [1/9 definitions] |
| bushwhack |
to attack from a hiding place; ambush. [1/2 definitions] |
| cannonade |
to attack with or fire cannon. [1/2 definitions] |
| cardiac arrest |
the failure of the heart to pump blood; heart attack. |
| charge |
to rush against, as in an attack. [3/22 definitions] |
| check |
in chess, to move one's piece so as to put (an opponent's king) under attack. [3/19 definitions] |
| checkmate |
in the game of chess, a winning maneuver in which the opponent's king piece is brought under direct attack and from which escape is not possible. [1/3 definitions] |
| coronary |
a heart attack; coronary thrombosis. [1/5 definitions] |
| counter3 |
to say in response as an opposing argument or verbal return of attack. [1/8 definitions] |
| counterattack |
an attack made in return for another attack. [1/2 definitions] |
| countercharge |
a military ground attack in response to that of an enemy. [2/4 definitions] |
| counteroffensive |
a military attack undertaken to frustrate an enemy attack. |
| coup de main |
blow from the hand (French); a surprise attack or sudden action against an enemy. |