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assault has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law,sexuality,military,zoology,horse racing
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[ verb ] attack someone physically or emotionally

Synonyms

assail attack set_on

Examples

"The mugger assaulted the woman" "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

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[ noun ] (military) close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
3
[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

Synonyms

assault_and_battery battery

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[ noun ] (zoology,horse racing) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
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[ verb ] attack verbally, in speech or writing

Synonyms

attack lash_out assail snipe round

Examples

"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

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[ noun ] turning your attention to a problem or a job etc.

Synonyms

tone-beginning attack

Examples

"his attack on the problem was misguided" "he did not make a direct assault on her affections"

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[ adjective ] used in an attack

Synonyms

attack

Examples

"assault weapons", "attack planes"

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[ verb ] (criminal law,sexuality) force (someone) to have sex against their will

Synonyms

rape dishonor violate dishonour outrage ravish

Examples

"The woman was raped on her way home at night"

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law,sexuality) the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

Synonyms

violation ravishment sexual_assault sexual_abuse rape

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