Definition of 'assault'
Noun
- close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
- a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
- the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
Synonyms: rape violation ravishment
Verb
- attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Synonyms: assail set on attack - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Synonyms: rape ravish violate dishonor dishonour outrage - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Synonyms: attack round assail lash out snipe
