bait - attack with dogs or set dogs upon

sic, set - urge a dog to attack someone

bulldog - attack viciously and ferociously

rush - attack suddenly

blindside - attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed

savage - attack brutally and fiercely

reassail - assail again; "Her old fears reassailed her"

jump - make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

set upon, beset - assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, violate - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

desecrate, outrage, profane, violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

molest - harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"

aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"

submarine - attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"

pelt, pepper - attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"

strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

counterattack, counterstrike - make a counterattack

gas - attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"

surprise, storm - attack by storm; attack suddenly

blitz - attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

invade, occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

bomb, bombard - throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"

strafe - attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

cannonade - attack with canons or artillery

torpedo - attack or hit with torpedoes

raid, bust - search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

claw - attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"

vitriol - subject to bitter verbal abuse

rip - criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

whang - attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"

barrage - attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"

scald, blister, whip - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"

rubbish - attack strongly