1. assault - noun
· close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
Hypernym(s): battle, conflict, fight, engagement
2. assault - noun
· a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3. assault - noun
· thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
Synonym(s): Assault
4. assault - noun
· the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
Synonym(s): rape, violation, ravishment
Hypernym(s): sexual_assault, sexual_abuse, sex_crime, sex_offense
5. assault - verb
· attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Synonym(s): assail, set_on, attack
6. assault - verb
· force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Synonym(s): rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
Hypernym(s): assail, assault, set_on, attack
7. assault - verb
· attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Synonym(s): attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe
Hypernym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart
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