[
  {
    "word": "attack",
    "phonetic": "/\u0259\u02c8t\u00e6k/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8t\u00e6k/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/attack-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75899407",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8t\u00e6k/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8t\u00e6k/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/attack-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=718887",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.",
            "synonyms": [
              "hit",
              "spike"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The sudden onset of a disease or condition.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I've had an attack of the flu."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [
              "decay",
              "release"
            ]
          },
          {
            "definition": "(audio) 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).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "hit",
          "spike"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "decay",
          "release"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To apply violent force to someone or something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than \"criticize\" or similar).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To aim balls at the batsman\u2019s wicket.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attack"
    ]
  }
]