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Assault
see synonyms of assaultNoun
1. assault
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2. assault
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3. assault
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
4. assault, rape, ravishment, violation
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
Verb
5. assail, assault, attack, set on
attack someone physically or emotionally
Example Sentences:'The mugger assaulted the woman''Nightmares assailed him regularly'
6. assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Example Sentences:'The woman was raped on her way home at night'
7. assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe
attack in speech or writing
Example Sentences:'The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Assault
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Assault
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Assault
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