assault
/əsˈɔlt/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
noun
- close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
- a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
- the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
verb
- attack someone physically or emotionally
“The mugger assaulted the woman” - force (someone) to have sex against their will
“The woman was raped on her way home at night” - attack in speech or writing
“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
Synonyms for assault
Words that rhyme with assault
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