HyperDic: set_upon

English > 1 sense of the expression set upon:
VERBcompetitionset upon, besetassail or attack on all sides
English > set upon: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
Meaningassail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards".
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonymbeset
Broaderassail, assault, set on, attackattack someone physically or emotionally
Spanishacosar

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