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- pronunciation:
sawlt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the crime of attacking someone.
Hitting someone is an assault.- synonyms:
- attack
- similar words:
- battering, mugging, storm, violence
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| definition 2: |
an attack made by armed forces.
The army began its assault on the enemy base.- synonyms:
- attack
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
assaults, assaulting, assaulted |
| definition: |
to make an assault on; attack.
The strange man assaulted her as she was walking home.- synonyms:
- attack
- similar words:
- batter, beat up, charge, harass, jump, mug, rush, strike
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| derivations: |
assaultive (adj.), assaulter (n.) |
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