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rip vs assail

assail vs rip

rip is a noun but assail is not a noun.

rip and assail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rip Yes No Yes No
assail No No Yes No
As verbs, assail is a hypernym of rip; that is, assail is a word with a broader meaning than rip:
  • rip: criticize or abuse strongly and violently
  • assail: attack in speech or writing
Other hypernyms of rip include assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe.
rip (noun) assail (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a dissolute man in fashionable society
rip (verb) assail (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently attack in speech or writing
tear or be torn violently attack someone physically or emotionally
cut (wood) along the grain launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent
Difference between rip and assail

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