Fight and Set upon

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Fight verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.

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Set upon and fight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set upon" instead a verb "Fight".

Nearby Words: fighting, fighter

Set upon verb - Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards".

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Fight and set upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fight" instead a verb "Set upon".

Kuwabara is set upon by a group of thugs while he's taken a vow not to fight at all, even in his own defense.

Source: Manga / YuYu Hakusho
A fight breaks out as they try to decide who should turn back first to let the other cross, before they are set upon and chained together by bounty hunters.

Source: Fire-Forged Friends
Mavra Chan in Terinu was shown onscreen beating the life out of the title character (when he couldn't even fight back) and in a flashback having him set upon by bloodsucking animal as part of this Training from Hell.

Source: Would Hurt a Child

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