attack or bout
1bout — noun Etymology: English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend Date: 1575 a spell of activity: as a. an athletic match (as of boxing) b. outbreak, attack < a bout of pneumonia > c. session …
2attack — [n1] physical assault advance, aggression, assailing, assailment, barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, charge, defilement, dirty deed*, drive, encounter, encroachment, foray, incursion, initiative, inroad, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption,… …
3attack — ► VERB 1) take aggressive action against. 2) (of a disease, chemical, etc.) act harmfully on. 3) criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly. 4) begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way. 5) (in sport) attempt to score goals or… …
4bout — (bout) an attack or episode of illness …
5attack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. assault, attack; seizure (See disease). v. t. assail, assault, attack; affect, influence. Ant., defense. II Violent assault Nouns 1. (human attack) attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,… …
6attack — 1. verb 1) Chris had been brutally attacked Syn: assault, assail, set upon, beat up; batter, pummel, punch; informal do over, work over, rough up 2) they attacked along a 10 mile front Syn: strike, char …
7bout — noun 1) a bout of exercise Syn: spell, period, stretch, stint, session, burst, flurry, spurt 2) a coughing bout Syn: attack, fit, spasm 3) …
8attack — 1. verb 1) Chris was brutally attacked Syn: assault, beat up, set upon, mug; N.Amer. beat up on; informal work over, rough up; Brit.; informal duff up 2) the French attacked the fort Syn: strike at …
9bout — noun 1) a bout of dysentery Syn: attack, fit, spasm, paroxysm, convulsion, eruption, outburst; period, session, spell 2) he is fighting his fifth bout Syn: contest, match …
10attack — verb 1》 take aggressive action against. ↘(of a disease, chemical, etc.) act harmfully on. 2》 criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly. 3》 begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way. 4》 (in sport) make a forceful attempt to… …
