" setting upon "

1: to take sudden, violent action against;

  * e.g., " ... The armies set upon each other in one of the fiercest battles of the war. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assailing,

•  assaulting,

•  attacking,

•  besetting,

•  bushwhacking,

•  charging,

•  descending (on or upon),

•  going in (on),

•  jumping (on),

•  pouncing (on or upon),

•  raiding,

•  rushing,

•  setting on,

•  siccing,

•  storming,

•  striking,

•  trashing,

•  turning (on)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to take sudden, violent action against;

  * e.g., " ... The armies set upon each other in one of the fiercest battles of the war. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assail,

•  assault,

•  attack,

•  beset,

•  bushwhack,

•  charge,

•  descend (on or upon),

•  go in (on),

•  jump (on),

•  pounce (on or upon),

•  raid,

•  rush,

•  set on,

•  sic,

•  storm,

•  strike,

•  trash,

•  turn (on)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)