- (assail) attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- (assail) attack: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
- (assail) attack: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- (Assail (Malazan)) The Malazan Book of the Fallen is an epic fantasy series written by Canadian author Steven Erikson, published in ten volumes beginning with the novel Gardens of the Moon. ...
- (assail) To attack violently
- (assail) leap upon in a violent attack with blows or words
- (Assailing) attacking with or as if with violent blows