assail vs strafe

assail is not a noun while strafe is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assail	No	No	Yes	No
strafe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, strafe is a hyponym of assail; that is, strafe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assail:

assail: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
strafe: attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane

assail (noun)	strafe (noun)
	an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane

assail (verb)	strafe (verb)
attack in speech or writing	attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
attack someone physically or emotionally
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with