attack vs rush

attack

noun
  • A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

rush

noun
  • A sudden attack; an onslaught. 

  • The merest trifle; a straw. 

  • A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush. 

  • The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. 

  • A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities. 

  • A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn. 

  • The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play. 

  • General haste. 

  • A surge. 

  • Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water. 

  • A sudden forward motion. 

  • A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant. 

  • A wick. 

  • The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities. 

  • A rapid, noisy flow. 

adj
  • Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure. 

verb
  • To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play. 

  • To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily. 

  • To swiftly attack without warning. 

  • To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing. 

  • To dribble rapidly. 

  • To hurry; to perform a task with great haste. 

  • To make a swift or sudden attack. 

  • To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn. 

  • To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process. 

  • To cause to move or act with unusual haste. 

  • To transport or carry quickly. 

  • To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units. 

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