ASSAULT
Scrabble letter values: A1S1S1A1U1L1T1 = 7
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
- “The mugger assaulted the woman”
- “Nightmares assailed him regularly”
- “The woman was raped on her way home at night”