Definition of assault

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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..

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Rabble :: Rabble (v. t.) To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate..
Assaulted :: Assaulted (imp. & p. p.) of Assaul.
Assassin :: Assassin (n.) One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense..
Provocation :: Provocation (n.) Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress..
Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault..
Offension :: Offension (n.) Assault; attack.
Attentat :: Attentat (n.) An attempt; an assault.
Blow :: Blow (n.) A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
Expugn :: Expugn (v. t.) To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as, to expugn cities; to expugn a person by arguments..
Arms :: Arms (n.) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon..
Violence :: Violence (n.) Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault..
Assaulter :: Assaulter (n.) One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant..
Assault :: Assault (n.) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery..
Attack :: Attack (n.) An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
Capable :: Capable (a.) Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault..
Assassinate :: Assassinate (v. t.) To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.
Attack :: Attack (n.) The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense..
Stormed :: Storm (n.) A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like..
Scaling :: Scaling (a.) Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place..
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