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assault

/əˈsɔlt/noun, verb2 syllables

Assault means: force (someone) to have sex against their will.

Synonyms for assault24

noun, as in the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

rape, violation, ravishment

verb, as in force (someone) to have sex against their will

rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage

verb, as in attack in speech or writing

attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe

verb, as in attack someone physically or emotionally

assail, set on, attack

also used for assault

onfall, onrush, aggression, assailment, attempt, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, strike

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What does assault mean?7

verb

1

force (someone) to have sex against their will“The woman was raped on her way home at night”

2

attack in speech or writing“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”

3

attack someone physically or emotionally“The mugger assaulted the woman”

noun

1

the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

2

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

3

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

4

a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with assault?7

two syllables

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Assault in a sentence

  • They will make an assault on the summit, weather permitting.unknown
  • Armed with assault rifles, they took more than thirty hostages.Amastan
  • If someone gets slapped with a dictionary, is it physical or verbal assault?DJ_Saidez
  • When you assault them, they become victims, which is exactly what they want.mailohilohi
  • Sami was seen in a picture holding an assault rifle.OsoHombre
  • The middle aged man was charged with assault.CM
  • Sami was the victim of a sexual assault.OsoHombre
  • Sami was a child and had absolutely no idea that that was sexual assault.OsoHombre

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Forms of assault

as a noun

plural
assaults

as a verb

past tense
assaulted
present participle
assaulting
third-person singular
assaults
past participle
assaulted