| v. |
| [1] |
assail
,
assault
,
fall/set/pounce upon
,
charge
,
rush
,
raid
,
strike (at)
,
storm
,
engage (in battle)
,
fight
,
(Colloq) mug
,
jump
|
| [2] |
criticize
,
censure
,
berate
,
abuse
,
revile
,
inveigh against
,
denounce
,
condemn
,
malign
,
denigrate
,
decry
,
disparage
,
deprecate
,
vilify
|
| [3] |
begin
,
start
,
approach
,
undertake
|
| [4] |
affect
,
seize
,
infect
|
| [5] |
waste
,
devour
,
destroy
,
eat
,
erode
,
corrode
,
decompose
,
dissolve
|
| [6] |
round
,
lash out
,
snipe
|
| [7] |
aggress
|
| [8] |
set on
|
|
| n. |
| [1] |
onrush
|
| [2] |
fire
,
flak
,
flack
,
blast
|
| [3] |
approach
,
plan of attack
|
| [4] |
attempt
|
| [5] |
tone-beginning
,
assault
,
onset
,
offensive
,
onslaught
,
incursion
,
raid
,
strike
,
inroad
,
invasion
|
| [6] |
criticism
,
censure
,
abuse
,
denunciation
,
revilement
,
denigration
,
decrial
,
disparagement
,
deprecation
,
vilification
|
| [7] |
seizure
,
spell
,
spasm
,
paroxysm
,
fit
,
bout
|
| [8] |
destruction
,
wasting
,
erosion
,
corrosion
|
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