атакова́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• assault noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
• attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
• charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
• spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.

Senses

атакова́ть is used for these senses in English:

• assault (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
• attack (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
• charge (military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
• spike (volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

assault — full definition

1. noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
2. noun In law, an act that makes someone fear immediate physical harm, even without actual contact.
3. verb To attack someone violently, physically or verbally.

attack — full definition

1. verb To use violent force against a person or place.
2. verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
3. verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
4. noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
5. noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.

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