Verb
assail -
attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman" ; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
assault ,
set on ,
attack
bait attack with dogs or set dogs upon
sic ,
set urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders" ; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
bulldog throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
rush urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
blindside attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
savage criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President" ; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
reassail assail again; "Her old fears reassailed her"
jump increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
set upon ,
beset assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
rape ,
ravish ,
assault ,
dishonor ,
dishonour ,
outrage ,
violate destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
desecrate ,
profane ,
outrage ,
violate remove the consecration from a person or an object
molest harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
assail -
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II" ; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
attack
defend argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
fight ,
struggle ,
contend fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill" ; "Don't fight it!"
submarine attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"
pepper ,
pelt attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
hit ,
strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
counterattack ,
counterstrike make a counterattack
gas attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
surprise ,
storm cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
blitz attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"
invade ,
occupy march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
beleaguer ,
hem in ,
besiege ,
circumvent ,
surround surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
bomb ,
bombard direct high energy particles or radiation against
strafe attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"
cannonade attack with cannons or artillery
torpedo attack or hit with torpedoes
raid ,
bust search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
assail -
attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
attack ,
round ,
lash out ,
snipe ,
assault
pick apart ,
criticise ,
criticize ,
knock act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
blackguard ,
clapperclaw ,
abuse ,
shout claw with the nails
claw attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"
vitriol subject to bitter verbal abuse
rip criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
whang attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"
barrage ,
bombard direct high energy particles or radiation against
blister ,
scald ,
whip get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
rubbish attack strongly
