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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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