assault

assault is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. 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.
4. noun. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.
5. noun. 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.
6. noun. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
7. noun. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

   Synonyms: rape, ravishment, violation

8. noun. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
9. noun. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
10. verb. attack in speech or writing

    "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

    Synonyms: assail, attack, round, snipe

11. verb. attack someone physically or emotionally

    "The mugger assaulted the woman"

    "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

    Synonyms: assail, attack

12. verb. force (someone) to have sex against their will

    "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

    Synonyms: dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate

Synonyms

rape, ravishment, violation, assail, attack, round, snipe, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, ravish, violate

Common word forms

assaults, assaulted, assaulter, assaulting, assaultable

Words from these letters

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