attack
noun (SPORT) /əˈtæk/Definition
B1 [C or U] the part of a team in some sports that tries to score points: The team has a strong attack, but its defence is weak. The team is strong in (US on) attack but useless in defence.Competitors and participants in sports and games › [U] determination in the way you play a sport, trying hard to score points: The team needs to put some more attack into its game.Competing in sportCompeting and contending (non-sporting)
(Definition of attack noun (SPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aggression noun
- amateur adjective
- cap verb (SPORT)
- clash verb (COMPETE)
- defend verb (SPORT)
- false start noun (RACE)
- flying start noun
- gamesmanship noun
- match sb against sb phrasal verb
- play noun (GAME)
- play verb (GAME)
- race verb (COMPETITION)
- racing noun
- ready, steady, go! idiom
- sports adjective
- sportsmanlike adjective
- square off phrasal verb
- step/move up a gear idiom
- vs preposition
- weigh in phrasal verb (SPORT)
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