Synonyms and related words :
ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, fall on, fall upon, gang up on, give a going-over, give what-for, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit, hit like lightning, jump, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, let have it, light into, mug, pitch into, pounce upon, pound, sail into, set on, set upon, strike, surprise, swoop down on, take the offensive, wade into