American English pronunciation
How to pronounce assault
IPA transcription: [ə'sɔlt]
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Noun
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close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
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a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
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the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
Verb
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attack someone physically or emotionally
“The mugger assaulted the woman”
“Nightmares assailed him regularly”
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attack in speech or writing
“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
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force (someone) to have sex against their will
“The woman was raped on her way home at night”
Usage examples
- The Dassault Falcon was selected instead.
- Richard Harte Keatinge led the assault, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
- That is a flagrant assault on free speech.
- The Swedes found refuge at a hill fort but were assaulted by the Geats.
- Islambouli entered the stands and emptied his assault rifle into Sadat's body.
- A tug of war ensued which led to the assault charge.
- He makes a major contribution during the first imperial assault.
- Now, however, they were finally running out of ammunition, having repulsed three British assaults.
- She was again unscathed through the air battle fought after the Formosa assault.
- The play discusses topics such as date rape, assault, and homophobia.