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Noun, Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

as=sault

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun assault has 4 senses

assault(n = noun.act) - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack;

has particulars:

resisting arrest

storm

is a kind of battle, conflict, engagement, fight

is a part of attack, onrush, onset, onslaught

assault(n = noun.act) - a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped;

is a kind of attack, attempt

Derived form verb assault₁

assault(n = noun.animal) - thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946;

is a kind of

thoroughbred

assault(n = noun.act) rape, ravishment, violation - the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will;

has particulars: date rape, carnal abuse, statutory rape

is a kind of sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault

Derived form verb assault₁

Verb assault has 3 senses

assault(v = verb.competition) assail, attack, set on - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

Derived forms noun assault₂, noun assault₄, noun assaulter₁, adjective assaultive₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

assault(v = verb.social) dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

is one way to assail, assault, attack, set on

Derived form adjective assaultive₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

assault(v = verb.communication) assail, attack, lash out, round, snipe - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

is one way to criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart

Derived forms noun assaulter₁, adjective assaultive₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

assault, n. [OE. asaut, assaut, OF. assaut, asalt, F. assaut, LL. assaltus; L. ad + saltus a leaping, a springing, salire to leap. See Assail.].

A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town. [1913 Webster]
"The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault." [1913 Webster]

"Unshaken bears the assault
Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest." [1913 Webster]
A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government. Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. Blackstone. Wharton. [1913 Webster]
"Practically, however, the word assault is used to include the battery." [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Attack; invasion; incursion; descent; onset; onslaught; charge; storm.

assault, v. t. [From Assault, n.: cf. OF. assaulter, LL. assaltare.].

To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces. [1913 Webster]
"Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound." [1913 Webster]
To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration. [1913 Webster]
" In the latter sense, assail is more common." [1913 Webster]

"Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .
Assault his ears." [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See Attack.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

assault, n. & v.
--n.
1 a violent physical or verbal attack.
2 a Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person (whether or not actual harm is done). b euphem. an act of rape.
3 (attrib.) relating to or used in an assault ( assault craft; assault troops).
4 a vigorous start made to a lengthy or difficult task.
5 a final rush on a fortified place, esp. at the end of a prolonged attack.
--v.tr.
1 make an assault on.
2 euphem. rape.

Idiom

assault and battery Law a threatening act that results in physical harm done to a person. assault course an obstacle course used in training soldiers etc.

Derivative

assaulter n. assaultive adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF asaut, assauter ult. f. L (salire salt- leap)

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THESAURUS

assault

abuse, aggravated assault, aggression, ambush, amphibious attack, armed assault, assail, assailing, assailment, attack, banzai attack, barbarize, batter, battering, battery, bear, bear upon, beat up, beating, berating, beset, bitter words, blackening, blitz, blitzkrieg, boost, breakthrough, bruise, brutalize, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, burn, bushwhack, butcher, butchery, butt, butt against, carry on, censure, charge, citation, come at, come down on, contumely, counterattack, counteroffensive, coup de main, crack down on, cram, crippling attack, crowd, dead set at, descend on, descend upon, descent on, destroy, diatribe, dig, disorderliness, diversion, diversionary attack, drive, elbow, execration, fall on, fall upon, flank attack, force, forcible seizure, frontal attack, gang up on, gas attack, go at, go for, go on, goad, hammer, hard words, harm, harry, have at, head-on attack, hit, hit like lightning, hold-up, hurtle, hustle, implication, impugnment, incrimination, inculpation, incursion, infiltration, invasion, invective, involvement, jab, jam, jawing, jeremiad, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jump, killing, land on, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay waste, laying waste, light into, lightning attack, lightning war, loot, looting, mass attack, massacre, maul, megadeath, molest, molestation, mug, mugging, nudge, obstreperousness, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, overkill, panzer warfare, philippic, pile drive, pillage, pillaging, pitch into, poke, pounce upon, pound, press, prod, punch, push, rage, raid, ram, ram down, ramp, rampage, rant, rape, rating, rattle, rave, revilement, riot, rioting, roar, ruin, run, run against, run at, rush, sack, sacking, sail into, sally, savage, screed, set on, set upon, shake, shock tactics, shoulder, shove, slaughter, smite, sortie, sow chaos, sowing with salt, storm, stress, strike, surprise, swoop down on, take the offensive, tamp, tear, tear around, terrorize, thrust, tirade, tongue-lashing, unprovoked assault, unruliness, vandalize, vilification, violate, violation, vituperation, wade into, wreck

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assault

Attack

N attack, assault, assault and battery, onset, onslaught, charge, aggression, offense, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, outbreak, estrapade, ruade, coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray, run at, run against, dead set at, storm, storming, boarding, escalade, siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade, fire, volley, platoon fire, file fire, fusillade, sharpshooting, broadside, raking fire, cross fire, volley of grapeshot, whiff of the grape, feu d'enfer, cut, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, carte and tierce, home thrust, coupe de bec, kick, punch, battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade, devastation, eboulement, assailant, aggressor, invader, base of operations, point of attack, echelon, attacking, aggressive, offensive, obsidional, up in arms, on the offensive, Int, up and at them!, the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death, their fatal hands no second stroke intend, thirst for glory quells the love of life.

VB attack, assault, assail, invade, set upon, fall upon, charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists, assume the offensive, take the offensive, be the aggressor, become the aggressor, strike the first blow, draw first blood, throw the first stone at, lift a hand against, draw the sword against, take up the cudgels, advance against, march against, march upon, harry, come on, show fight, strike at, poke at, thrust at, aim a blow at, deal a blow at, give one a blow, fetch one a blow, fetch one a kick, give one a kick, have a cut at, have a shot at, take a cut at, take a shot at, have a fling at, have a shy at, be down upon, pounce upon, fall foul of, pitch into, launch out against, bait, slap on the face, make a thrust at, make a pass at, make a set at, make a dead set at, bear down upon, close with, come to close quarters, bring to bay, ride full tilt against, attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs, let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at, make a dash, make a rush at, strike home, drive one hard, press one hard, be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of, lay about one, run amuck, aim at, draw a bead on, fire upon, fire at, fire a shot at, shoot at, pop at, level at, let off a gun at, open fire, pepper, bombard, shell, pour a broadside into, fire a volley, fire red-hot shot, spring a mine, throw a stone, throw stones at, stone, lapidate, pelt, hurl at, hurl against, hurl at the head of, rock beset, besiege, beleaguer, lay siege to, invest, open the trenches, plant a battery, sap, mine, storm, board, scale the walls, cut and thrust, bayonet, butt, kick, strike, whip, assail, impugn, malign (detract), bomb, rocket, blast.

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