assault

Significado (inglés)

1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
2. A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
3. An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
4. The crime whose action is such an attempt.
5. An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
6. The tort whose action is such an act.
7. A non-competitive combat between two fencers.

attack

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act of violence

commit aggression

burst into

attack verbally

dash against

get even with

pounce on

pounce upon

sexual assault

swoop down on

take by force

tear into

rush on

meet the enemy

violent attack

stroke

hit at

falling upon

marching against

lash out b snipe

denounce

explosive charge

flood out

Frecuencia

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈsɔːlt/

From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, derived from the past participle of the verb assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.

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