attack vs rip

attack and rip both are nouns.

attack and rip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attack	Yes	No	Yes	No
rip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rip is a hyponym of attack; that is, rip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attack:

attack: attack in speech or writing
rip: criticize or abuse strongly and violently

Other hyponyms of attack include abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout, claw, vitriol, whang, barrage, bombard, blister, scald, scorch, whip, rubbish.

attack (noun)	rip (noun)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase	a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
the act of attacking	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation	a dissolute man in fashionable society
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

attack (verb)	rip (verb)
begin to injure	criticize or abuse strongly and violently
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task	tear or be torn violently
attack in speech or writing	cut (wood) along the grain
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with	move precipitously or violently
take the initiative and go on the offensive	take without the owner's consent
attack someone physically or emotionally

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