assault

nouns

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

assault

is a part of

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

"the attack began at dawn"

domain category

the military forces of a nation

"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

is a type of (narrower)

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

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

assault

is a type of (narrower)

the act of attacking

"attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"

the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

assault, rape, ravishment, violation

attack someone physically or emotionally

"The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

assail, assault, attack, set on

is derived from

is derived from

force (someone) to have sex against their will

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

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

is derived from

attack in speech or writing

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

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

is derived from

is derived from