assault :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

n. turning your attention to a problem or a job etc.; "his attack on the problem was misguided"; "he did not make a direct assault on her affections"

battery, assault and battery

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

violation, rape, ravishment, sexual assault

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

attack, assail, set on

v. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

attack, round on, lash out at, snipe at

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

attack

adj. "offensive weapons", "attack planes"

bombing, bombardment

n. an attack by dropping bombs

invasion

n. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

offence, offense, offensive

n. the action of attacking an enemy

battery, bombardment, barrage, shelling, barrage fire

n. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

cannonade, drumfire

n. intense and continuous artillery fire

burst, volley, fusillade, salvo

n. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

blitz

n. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

raid, foray, maraud

n. a sudden short attack

aggression, hostility

n. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

heist, holdup, stickup, armed robbery

n. robbery at gunpoint

evildoing, transgression

n. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"

violation, irreverence

n. a disrespectful act

harassment, molestation

n. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

intrusion, encroachment, trespass, violation

n. entry to another's property without right or permission

abuse, misuse

n. improper or excessive use

attack, assault, round on, lash out at, snipe at

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

attack, assail

v. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

outrage, rape, dishonor, dishonour, violate, ravish

v. force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

mug

v. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"

rob

v. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

surround, circumvent, besiege, beleaguer, hem in

v. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

attack, assail

v. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

attack, assault, assail, set on

v. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

correct, chasten, chastise, castigate, objurgate

v. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

reproach, upbraid

v. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

objurgate, condemn, decry, excoriate

v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate

v. cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

antipersonnel, anti-personnel

adj. designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction

assaultive, attacking

adj. disposed to attack

hit-and-run, tip-and-run

adj. designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run assaults"

invasive, incursive, invading

adj. involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war"

marauding, predatory, raiding

adj. characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"

on the offensive

adj. actively attacking

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