sudden+or+violent+attack
21By fits — Fit Fit, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin. [root] 77.] 1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and… …
22By fits and starts — Fit Fit, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin. [root] 77.] 1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and… …
23Fit — Fit, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin. [root] 77.] 1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and… …
24Battle of Prokhorovka — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Prokhorovka partof= World War II caption=Monument to the fallen tank crews at Prokhorovka date=12 July 1943 place=coord|51|2|11|N|36|44|11|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark Prokhorovka, Russia… …
25take something by storm — 1》 capture a place by a sudden and violent attack. 2》 have great and rapid success. → storm …
26fit — I. n. 1. Paroxysm, spasm, sudden or violent attack, stroke of disease. 2. Humor, whim, fancy, temporary affection. 3. Interval, turn, period, spell. II. a. 1. Qualified, competent, fitted. 2. Suitable, appropriate, apt, apposite, meet, seemly,… …
27take by storm — ► take by storm 1) capture (a place) by a sudden and violent attack. 2) have great and rapid success in (a place). Main Entry: ↑storm …
28strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press …
29shock — shock1 shockable, adj. shockability, n. shockedness, n. shocklike, adj. /shok/, n. 1. a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision. 2. a sudden or violent disturbance or commotion: the shock of battle. 3. a sudden or violent disturbance of the… …
30Paroxysm — In medicine, a paroxysm is a violent attack. It may be due to the sudden occurrence of symptoms or the acute exacerbation (the abrupt worsening) of preexisting symptoms. You may have a paroxysm of coughing as opposed, for example, to a lingering… …
