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| 1. | [ verb ] attack someone physically or emotionally | |
| Synonyms: | assault attack set_on | |
| Examples: | "The mugger assaulted the woman" "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
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| Related terms: | rush jump rape beset molest desecrate reassail blindside savage sic bulldog bait attacker attack | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (military) launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities with, as in warfare | |
| Synonyms: | attack | |
| Examples: | "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II" "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
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| Related terms: | defend fight strike invade bomb besiege raid strafe counterattack gas pepper blitz cannonade bombard submarine torpedo storm attack attacker | |
| 3. | [ verb ] attack verbally, in speech or writing | |
| Synonyms: | attack snipe lash_out assault round | |
| Examples: | "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
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| Related terms: | criticize abuse vitriol whang blister rip claw rubbish barrage attacker | |
| Similar spelling: |
asala assoil ASL Ashli Asley Ashly |
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