Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
attack someone physically or emotionally;
- Example: "The mugger assaulted the woman"- Example: "Nightmares assailed him regularly"[syn: assail, assault, set on, attack]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
set on
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
[syn: assail, assault, set on, attack]