To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
(Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it.
To apply violent force to someone or something.
To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
The beginning of active operations on anything.
The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
To admit to residence; to harbor.
To contain or cover mechanical parts.
To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
To eat.
To keep within a structure or container.
House music.
A workhouse.
An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
A theatre.
An apartment building within a public housing estate.
One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
Size and quality of residential accommodations.
The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.
A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
Lotto; bingo.
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
A small stand of trees in a swamp.
A set of cells in a Sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box in classic Sudoku.
The people who live in a house; a household.
A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.
A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
The fourth Lenormand card.
A place of rest or repose.
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.