Oct. 26.—I walked about the shore almost all day, to find out a place to fix my habitation, greatly concerned to secure myself from any attack in the night, either from wild beasts or men.
I say I, myself, have known three instances similar to this; that is in two of them I saw the whales struck; and, upon the second attack, saw the two irons with the respective marks cut in them, afterwards taken from the dead fish.
noun: "One of several specific maneuvers, skills, or special abilities that a character can use to inflict damage against opponents."[edit]
2002 April, “Final Fantasy VI: Official Masterclass”, in Official UK PlayStation Magazine, page 67:
The source of magic powers for the characters […] is Magicite - the remains of an Esper. Equipping these gives you a powerful Esper attack and ability to learn magic.
2005, Rick Barba, Beth Hollinger, Ys: The Ark of Napishtim: Official Strategy Guide, BradyGAMES Publishing, →ISBN, page 73:
The monster has three attacks. First, he makes a blazing rush at you for some infighting, hovering in your face to chew with his deadly mandibles […]. Second, Piana-Pius likes to hover up high, out of range, and unleash swarms of pesky Pisckel flies plus an occasional "stinger missile" […].
2014 February 3, SATO, “Ro-Kyu-Bu!’s Tomoka Minato Shines In Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax”, in Siliconera[1], retrieved 2024-01-02:
She also has an attack where she blows a kiss that has an effect of diminishing the target’s super meter.
2022 April 25, Joel Franey, “Elden Ring Dragonlord Placidusax boss fight location and guide”, in GamesRadar[2], retrieved 2024-01-02:
Finally, Placidusax also gains a new attack - a giant lightning spear that he raises up and plunges into the ground.
verb: "To apply violent force to someone or something."[edit]
These considerations really put me to a pause, and to a kind of a full stop; and I began by little and little to be off my design, and to conclude I had taken wrong measures in my resolution to attack the savages; and that it was not my business to meddle with them, unless they first attacked me; and this it was my business, if possible, to prevent: but that, if I were discovered and attacked by them, I knew my duty.
I fancied myself now like one of the ancient giants who were said to live in caves and holes in the rocks, where none could come at them; for I persuaded myself, while I was here, that if five hundred savages were to hunt me, they could never find me out—or if they did, they would not venture to attack me here.