Set upon and Strafe

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

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

Strafe verb - Attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane.

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Set upon and strafe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Set upon" instead a verb "Strafe".

Nearby Words: strafing, strafed

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