See set upon on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1984 August 18, Sue Hyde, “Gay Man Dies Following Queerbash Attack”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 2:",
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"word": "sich stürzen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to attack",
"word": "sich stürzen"
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{
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"sense": "to attack",
"word": "incessō"
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"sense": "to attack",
"word": "atacar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to attack",
"word": "överfalla"
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"sense": "to attack",
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"word": "çullanmak"
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"word": "set upon"
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