assault

/ɐsˈɒlt/

/əˈsɔɫt/

[verb] [noun]

to assault

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to violently attack someone

synonyms : assail

attack

set on

attack in speech or writing

synonyms : assail

force (someone) to have sex against their will

synonyms : dishonor

Assault

an act of crime in which someone physically attacks another person

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

synonyms : rape

ravishment

violation

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

the act of attempting to do or achieve something difficult in a determined way

Examples

1. The suspect is wanted for questioning about the assault at the nightclub.

2. A dog barks and stands at bay if he sees any one assault his master.

3. A guilty verdict against Cosby would go a long way toward opening the floodgates for women to report sexual assault instead of repressing it.

4. The British infantry then assaulted the Bulgarian positions.

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