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    assail

    assail - Dictionary definition and meaning for word assail

    Definition
    (verb) attack someone physically or emotionally
    Synonyms : assault , attack , set on
    Example Sentence
    • The mugger assaulted the woman
    • Nightmares assailed him regularly
    Definition
    (verb) launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
    Synonyms : attack
    Example Sentence
    • Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
    • Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
    Definition
    (verb) attack in speech or writing
    Synonyms : assault , attack , lash out , round , snipe
    Example Sentence
    • The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for assail

take 'sail' from 'assail'- for begining an war many warships are sailed to the warfront

assailant is common word in newspaper for mumbai attackers

try to remember with misail

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ass + ail...ail means which causes bodily suffering...ail to ass

giving an AILment in one's ASS

A 90% SALE(discount) made evryone in town attack(assail) the shopping mall.

assail ~ a sale; a customer argued with sales person of the store using force and bad words.

ass+ail. To cause somebody's ass to ail, this can only be done by assaulting someone!

ass + ail >>> in hindi yane "gaand maarna", kisi ki gaand baaton se ya usey maarkar mari jatti hai..

pardon....oil(AIL) in the ass(ASS)may be indicative of an assault

an ASS AILed you by attacking.

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