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View definitions for set upon

set upon

verb as in beleaguer

verb as in go for

verb as in lunge

verb as in mob

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Passers-by wrestled the dog off her but it broke free and chased a man into a petrol station forecourt, setting upon him next.

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Once inside he was accused of theft and set upon before being dumped in the communal close.

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The lorries were then apparently driven to locations near airbases by drivers who were seemingly unaware of their cargo; then, the drones were launched and set upon their targets.

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The men were the only ones to intervene in July 2021, when Samuel Luiz was set upon by a group of men and kicked and punched outside a nightclub in the north-western city.

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Mr Bringye, 37, was set upon by a group of teenagers on a crime spree, who booked the cab with the sole intention of robbing the driver.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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