assault
uh sawlt
- n close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
- n a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- n thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
- n the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
- v attack someone physically or emotionally
The mugger assaulted the woman - v force (someone) to have sex against their will
- v attack in speech or writing
- The assault, no matter how it ends, will not ease the Jewish state's existential anxiety.
- A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial.
- Despite the massive air assault, most of the Palestinian group's high command has survived.