ASSAULT
/əˈsɔːlt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9
Definition
- verb attack someone physically or emotionally.
— synonyms: assail, set_on, attack
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will.
— synonyms: rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
- verb attack in speech or writing.
— synonyms: attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe
- noun close fighting during the culmination of a military attack.
- noun a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped.
- noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946.
- noun the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will.
— synonyms: rape, violation, ravishment
Examples
- “to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town”
- “to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government”
- “Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.”
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