The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
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.
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 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.
To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
A disguise; concealment.
To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
To present publicly (on the screen).
To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
To fit with a screen.
To shelter or conceal.
To filter by passing through a screen.
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.