attack vs pan

attack

verb
  • To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar). 

  • 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. 

  • (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. 

  • To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon. 

noun
  • 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. 

pan

verb
  • To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.) 

  • To turn out well; to be successful. 

  • To join or fit together; to unite. 

  • To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage. 

  • To beat one's opposition convincingly. 

  • To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed. 

  • To shift an image relative to the display window without changing the viewing scale. 

  • To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold). 

  • To turn horizontally. 

adj
  • Pansexual or panromantic. 

noun
  • A pond or lake, considered as the expanse of land upon which the water sits. 

  • A human face, a mug. 

  • A part; a portion. 

  • The part of a flintlock that holds the priming. 

  • Synonym of playa lake: a temporary pond or lake in a playa. 

  • A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking. 

  • Strong adverse criticism. 

  • A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge. 

  • The contents of such a receptacle. 

  • A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home. 

  • A leaf of gold or silver. 

  • A loaf of bread. 

  • A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin. 

  • The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle. 

  • The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel. 

  • A dry lake or playa, especially a salt flat. 

  • A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating as part of manufacture; a vacuum pan. 

  • The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the brainpan. 

  • The brain, seen as one's intellect. 

  • A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water. 

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