Verb

• S: (v) assail, assault, set on, attack (attack someone physically or emotionally) "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
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• S: (v) bait (attack with dogs or set dogs upon)
• S: (v) sic, set (urge to attack someone) "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
• S: (v) bulldog (attack viciously and ferociously)
• S: (v) rush (attack suddenly)
• S: (v) charge, bear down (to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle) "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
• S: (v) blindside (attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed)
• S: (v) savage (attack brutally and fiercely)
• S: (v) reassail (assail again) "Her old fears reassailed her"
• S: (v) jump (make a sudden physical attack on) "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
• S: (v) beset, set upon ((1) )
• S: (v) rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage (force (someone) to have sex against their will) "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
• S: (v) gang-rape (rape (someone) successively with several attackers) "The prisoner was gang-raped"
• S: (v) desecrate, profane, outrage, violate (violate the sacred character of a place or language) "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
• S: (v) molest (harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to)
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