assault Meaning and Definition

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

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

3. n. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

4. n. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

5. v. attack in speech or writing

6. v. attack someone physically or emotionally

7. v. force (someone) to have sex against their will