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open the attack

open the attack verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, attack: to begin attacking, to commence battle.

Verb

open the attack (third-person singular simple present opens the attack, present participle opening the attack, simple past and past participle opened the attack)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, attack: to begin attacking, to commence battle.
  2. Of a bowler: to bowl one of the first two overs.

Forms of open the attack

third-person singular presentopens the attack
present participleopening the attack
past participleopened the attack
pastopened the attack

Questions about open the attack

What does open the attack mean?
Open the attack means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, attack: to begin attacking, to commence battle.
What part of speech is open the attack?
Open the attack is a verb.
What is the past tense of open the attack?
The past tense of open the attack is opened the attack.

Words near open the attack in the dictionary

  1. open syllables
  2. open system
  3. open systems
  4. open table
  5. open texture
  6. open the attack
  7. open the ball
  8. open the batting
  9. open the door
  10. open the face
  11. open the floodgates

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