"assaults" in the noun sense

1. assault

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

2. assault

a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

3. Assault

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

4. rape, violation, assault, ravishment

the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

"assaults" in the verb sense

1. assail, assault, set on, attack

attack someone physically or emotionally

"The mugger assaulted the woman"

"Nightmares assailed him regularly"

2. rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage

force (someone) to have sex against their will

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

3. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

attack in speech or writing

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

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