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- assault :attack someone physically or emotionally
- The mugger assaulted the woman|Nightmares assailed him regularly
- assault :force (someone) to have sex against their will
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- assault :attack in speech or writing
- The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
- assault :close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
- assault :a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- assault :thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
- assault :the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
- assault :attack someone physically or emotionally