(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. |
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | |
the act of attacking | |
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | |
an offensive move in a sport or game | |
strong criticism | |
intense adverse criticism | |
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) | |
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition | |