| NOUN | act | assault | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack |
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| act | assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped | |
| animal | Assault | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 | |
| act | assault, rape, violation, ravishment | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will | |
| VERB | competition | assault, assail, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| social | assault, rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage | force (someone) to have sex against their will | |
| communication | assault, attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe | attack in speech or writing |
| Sounds | ahsao'lt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | asphalt ... vault: 13 rhymes with aolt... | |
| Meaning | Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Part of | attack, onslaught, onset, onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons) |
| Narrower | resisting arrest | Physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest |
| storm | A direct and violent assault on a stronghold | |
| Broader | battle, conflict, fight, engagement | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
| Spanish | asalto | |
| Meaning | A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped. | |
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| Narrower | aggravated assault | A reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon) |
| battery, assault and battery | An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact | |
| mugging | assault with intent to rob | |
| Broader | attack, attempt | The act of attacking |
| Spanish | asalto, atentado | |
| Catalan | assalt | |
| Verbs | assault | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Meaning | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instance of | thoroughbred | A racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares |
| Meaning | The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rape, violation, ravishment | |
| Narrower | date rape | rape in which the rapist is known to the victim / victim (as when they are on a date together) |
| statutory rape, carnal abuse | sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly) | |
| Broader | sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense | A statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |
| Spanish | estupro, violación | |
| Catalan | violació | |
| Verbs | assault | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Meaning | Force (someone) to have sex against their will. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage | |
| Narrower | gang-rape | rape (someone) successively with several attackers |
| Broader | assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Spanish | indignar, violar | |
| Catalan | forçar, indignar, violar | |
| Adjectives | assaultive | disposed to attack / attack / attack / attack / attack |
| Meaning | attack in speech or writing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe | |
| Narrower | abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout | Use foul or abusive language towards |
| blister, scald, whip | subject to harsh criticism | |
| bombard, barrage | Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage | |
| claw | attack as if with claws | |
| rip | criticize or abuse strongly and violently | |
| rubbish | attack strongly | |
| vitriol | subject to bitter verbal abuse | |
| whang | attack forcefully | |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
| Spanish | agredir, atacar | |
| Catalan | agredir, atacar | |
| Adjectives | assaultive | disposed to attack / attack / attack / attack / attack |
| Nouns | assaulter | someone who attacks |
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