Attack and Explode

attack

Military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons. ()
- usage: "the attack began at dawn"
- synonyms: onslaught, onset, onrush
An offensive move in a sport or game.
- usage: "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
Intense adverse criticism.
- usage: "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
- synonyms: fire, flak, flack, blast
Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.
- usage: "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
- synonyms: approach, plan of attack
The act of attacking.
- usage: "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
- synonyms: attempt
A decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase.
- synonyms: tone-beginning
A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.
- usage: "an attack of diarrhea"
The onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent. )
- usage: "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
Strong criticism.
- usage: "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

Launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.
- usage: "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
- synonyms: assail
Attack in speech or writing.
- usage: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- synonyms: round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Take the initiative and go on the offensive.
- usage: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
- synonyms: aggress
Attack someone physically or emotionally.
- usage: "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- synonyms: assail, assault, set on
Set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task.
- usage: "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
Begin to injure.
- usage: "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"

(n.) A setting to work upon some task, etc.
(v.t.) To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
(n.) An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
(v.t.) To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man or his opinions, in a pamphlet.
(v.t.) To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
(v.t.) To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem or some object of labor or investigation.
(n.) The beginning of corrosive, decomposing or destructive action, by a chemical agent.
(n.) An access of disease; a fit of sickness.
(n.) The act of attacking or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.
(v.i.) To make an onset or attack.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

explode

Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.
- usage: "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
- synonyms: detonate, blow up, set off
Burst outward, usually with noise.
- usage: "The champagne bottle exploded"
- synonyms: burst
Show a violent emotional reaction.
- usage: "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.
- usage: "His anger exploded"
- synonyms: burst forth, break loose
Destroy by exploding.
- usage: "The enemy exploded the bridge"
Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/.
Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval.
Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete.
(v.) ()
- synonyms: detonate, blow up
Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner.
- usage: "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
- synonyms: irrupt

(v.t.) To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion or doctrine.
(v.t.) To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.
(v.t.) To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire.
(v.i.) To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam.
(v.t.) To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject noisily; as, to explode a play.
(v.i.) To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded.
(v.i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary