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Assault :: Assault (n.) A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town..

Onset :: Onset (n.) Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage..

Charge :: Charge (v. t.) The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as, to sound the charge..

Insult :: Insult (v. t.) To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.

Nap-taking :: Nap-taking (n.) A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.

Vese :: Vese (n.) Onset; rush; violent draught or wind.

Dash :: Dash (n.) A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain..

Onslaught :: Onslaught (n.) An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault..

Attack :: Attack (v. i.) To make an onset or attack.

Insult :: Insult (v. t.) The act of leaping on; onset; attack.

Assault :: Assault (n.) A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government..

Moonset :: Moonset (n.) The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets..

Charge :: Charge (v. i.) To make an onset or rush; as, to charge with fixed bayonets..

Onset :: Onset (n.) A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army..

Fraise :: Fraise (v. t.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward..

Onset :: Onset (v. t.) To set about; to begin.

Onset :: Onset (v. t.) To assault; to set upon.

Access :: Access (n.) An onset, attack, or fit of disease..

Attack :: Attack (n.) The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense..

Brunt :: Brunt (v. t.) The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a battle..

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