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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Sandbagger :: Sandbagger (n.) An assaulter whose weapon is a sand bag. See Sand bag, under Sand..
Assaulted :: Assaulted (imp. & p. p.) of Assaul.
Thrust :: Thrust (n.) An attack; an assault.
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..
Outrage :: Outrage (n.) Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female)..
Assassinate :: Assassinate (v. t.) To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.
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..
Aggression :: Aggression (n.) The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression. Aggressions of power..
Violence :: Violence (n.) Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault..
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..
Breach :: Breach (n.) A breaking out upon; an assault.
Stoner :: Stoner (n.) One who stones; one who makes an assault with stones.
Assassinate :: Assassinate (n.) An assassination, murder, or murderous assault..
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..
Rabble :: Rabble (v. t.) To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate..
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..
Assault :: Assault (n.) To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration..
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..
Expugnation :: Expugnation (n.) The act of taking by assault; conquest.
Assaulting :: Assaulting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assaul.
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