set on

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

attack someone physically or emotionally
- The mugger assaulted the woman
- Nightmares assailed him regularly
• Syn:
assail, assault, attack
• Derivationally related forms:
attack (for: attack), attacker (for: attack), assaultive (for: assault), assault (for: assault), assaulter (for: assault), assailant (for: assail)
• Hyponyms:
bait, sic, set, bulldog, rush,
blindside, savage, reassail, jump, beset, set upon,
rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour,
outrage, desecrate, profane, molest
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody