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Assault

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Noun

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

see synonyms of assault
noun
1. 
a violent attack, either physical or verbal
2. law
an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence
Compare battery (sense 4), assault and battery
3. 
a. 
the culmination of a military attack, in which fighting takes place at close quarters
b. 
(as modifier)
assault troops
4. 
rape or attempted rape
verb (transitive)
5. 
to make an assault upon
6. 
to rape or attempt to rape

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Assault

see synonyms of assault
noun
1. 
a violent attack, either physical or verbal
2.  Euphemism
rape1
3.  Law
an unlawful threat or unsuccessful attempt to do physical harm to another, causing a present fear of immediate harm
4.  Military
a. 
a sudden attack upon a fortified place
b. 
the close-combat phase of an attack
verb transitive, verb intransitive
5. 
to make an assault (upon)
adjective
6. 
designating a rifle or other firearm, either automatic or semiautomatic, designed especially for military use

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Assault

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n.
1.
a. A violent physical attack, as with blows.
b. A strong or cutting verbal attack.
2.
a. A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place.
b. The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy.
3. Law
a. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another.
b. The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.
4.
a. Sexual assault.
b. The crime of rape.
5. A rigorous or energetic effort to accomplish something difficult: an assault on the mountain's summit; an assault on poverty.
v. as·sault·ed, as·sault·ing, as·saults
v.tr.
1. To make a violent assault upon; attack. See Synonyms at attack.
2. To rape.
3. To attack verbally; criticize or denounce.
4. To harass or beset: assaulted by advertisements.
v.intr.
To make an assault.

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