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Noun: assault u'solt- 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
- The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
- rape, violation, ravishment Verb: assault u'solt- Attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman" - assail, set on, attack - Force (someone) to have sex against their will
- rape, ravish, violate, dishonor [US], dishonour [Brit, Cdn], outrage - Attack in speech or writing
- attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe Noun: Assault- 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 |