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assault — 1. verb 1) he assaulted a police officer Syn: attack, hit, strike, punch, beat up, thump; pummel, pound, batter; informal clout, wallop, belt, clobber, hammer, bop, sock, deck, slug … Thesaurus of popular words
assault — {<charset c=U><HR> } 01. She was sexually [assaulted] while walking home through the park alone at night. 02. He was arrested and charged with [assault] after getting into a fight at a bar. 03. The police attacked the building where… … Grammatical examples in English
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assault — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 crime of attacking sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, ferocious, savage, vicious, violent ▪ armed ▪ criminal … Collocations dictionary
assault — as|sault1 W3 [əˈso:lt US əˈso:lt] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire; ASSAIL] 1.) [U and C] the crime of physically attacking someone ▪ a case of robbery and assault for assault ▪ He … Dictionary of contemporary English
assault — as|sault1 [ ə sɔlt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone: an assault on a young student He was charged with assault. guilty of sexual assault 2. ) count an attack by the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
assault — [[t]əsɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ assaults, assaulting, assaulted 1) N COUNT: oft N on/upon/against n An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy. The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons... Most US… … English dictionary
sexually — adv. Sexually is used with these adjectives: ↑abusive, ↑active, ↑aggressive, ↑ambiguous, ↑ambivalent, ↑attractive, ↑charged, ↑compatible, ↑desirable, ↑excited, ↑exciting, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
assault — to attack sexually Literally, to use any force against another: If I d been assaulted by men of my own race I would have been an object of pity. (P. Scott, 1973 a white woman had been raped by Indians) And as a noun: ... the main … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident — Michael Brown Okinawa attempted assault incident Date: November 2, 2002 Place: Okinawa, Japan Charge: Attempted rape, destruction of private property Result: Convicted of: attempted indecent assault, destruction of private property The Michael… … Wikipedia
