Assault
WordNet
noun
(1) A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
(2) The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
(3) Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
(4) Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
verb
(5) Attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
(6) Attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman"
"Nightmares assailed him regularly"
(7) Force (someone) to have sex against their will
"The woman was raped on her way home at night"
WiktionaryText
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.
- 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.
- An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
- The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- An act that causes someone to fear imminent bodily harm.
- The tort whose action is such an act.
- A non-competitive combat between two fencers.