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attack

v. 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, assault, set on

v. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

attack, assault, round on, lash out at, snipe at

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

attack, assault, assail, set on

v. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

blast, shell, strafe

v. use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

attack, assault, round on, lash out at, snipe at

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

attack, assail

v. 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"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

outrage, rape, dishonor, dishonour, violate, ravish

v. force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

mug

v. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"

rob

v. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

surround, circumvent, besiege, beleaguer, hem in

v. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

defend

v. be on the defensive; act against an attack

protect

v. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

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