1. The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; — opposed to defense.
2. An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
3. A setting to work upon some task, etc.
4. An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
5. The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.
ATTACKABLE
At*tack"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being attacked.
ATTACKER
At*tack"er, n.
Defn: One who attacks.
ATTAGAS; ATTAGEN
At"ta*gas, At"ta*gen, n. Etym: [L. attagen a kind of bird, Gr.
(Zoöl.)