Dictionary Check: assault
"assault" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
9
points
Definition
noun
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
noun
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
noun
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
noun
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
verb
attack someone physically or emotionally
Example:
"The mugger assaulted the woman"
verb
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Example:
"The woman was raped on her way home at night"
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