set on

verb

set on; setting on; sets on

transitive verb

: attack

obsolete : promote

: to urge (an animal, such as a dog) to attack or pursue

: to incite to action : instigate

: to set to work

intransitive verb

: go on, advance

sets on

verb

present tense third-person singular of set on

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road

Synonyms & Similar Words

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attacks
raids
assaults
rounds on
storms
sets at
sets upon
strikes
flies at
goes at
robs
tears into
charges
ambushes
turns (on)
goes in (on)
beats up on
swarms
descends (on or upon)
jumps (on)
sics
pitches into
rushes
lights into
invades
assails
besets
trashes
bushwhacks
sicks
surprises
pounces (on or upon)
mobs
gangs up (on)
sacks
flanks
mugs
bombs
ambuscades
waylays
bum-rushes
ravages
cannons
barrages
cannonades
nukes
bombards
forays
besieges
plunders
surprizes
blitzes
buffets
loots
batters
harries
pillages
plasters
bangs away (at)
beleaguers
envelops
presses
overruns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

covers
protects
shields
defends
secures
guards

单词	sets on
释义	set on verb set on; setting on; sets on transitive verb 1 : attack 2 a obsolete : promote b : to urge (an animal, such as a dog) to attack or pursue c : to incite to action : instigate d : to set to work intransitive verb : go on, advance Synonyms assail assault attack beset bushwhack charge descend (on or upon) go in (on) jump (on) pounce (on or upon) raid rush sic sick storm strike trash turn (on) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Medical Definition seton noun se·ton ˈsēt-ᵊn : one or more threads or horsehairs or a strip of linen introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle to provide drainage or formerly to produce or prolong inflammation Biographical Definition Seton 1 of 2 biographical name (1) Se·ton ˈsē-tᵊn Saint Elizabeth Ann 1774–1821 Mother Seton née Bayley American religious leader Seton 2 of 2 biographical name (2) Ernest Thompson 1860–1946 originally surname Thompson American (English-born) writer and illustrator sets on verb present tense third-person singular of set on as in attacks to take sudden, violent action against without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance attacks raids assaults rounds on storms sets at sets upon strikes flies at goes at robs tears into charges ambushes turns (on) goes in (on) beats up on swarms descends (on or upon) jumps (on) sics pitches into rushes lights into invades assails besets trashes bushwhacks sicks surprises pounces (on or upon) mobs gangs up (on) sacks flanks mugs bombs ambuscades waylays bum-rushes ravages cannons barrages cannonades nukes bombards forays besieges plunders surprizes blitzes buffets loots batters harries pillages plasters bangs away (at) beleaguers envelops presses overruns Antonyms & Near Antonyms covers protects shields defends secures guards
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set on

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