1. Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack 
2. A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped 
3. The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
   - rape, violation, ravishment

1. Attack someone physically or emotionally
   "The mugger assaulted the woman"
   - assail, set on, attack 
2. Force (someone) to have sex against their will
   - rape, ravish, violate, dishonor [US], dishonour [Brit, Cdn], outrage 
3. Attack in speech or writing
   - attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe

1. Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

Derived forms: assaults, assaulted, assaulting

See also: assaulter, assaultive

Type of: attack, attempt, battle, conflict, criticise [Brit], criticize, engagement, fight, knock, pick apart, sex crime, sex offence [Brit, Cdn], sex offense [US], sexual abuse, sexual assault, thoroughbred

Part of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught

Encyclopedia: Assault

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