assault (
http://definr.com/assault)
adj : used in an attack; "assault weapons", "attack planes" [syn:
assault(a),
attack(a)]
n 1: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who
appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse
against her will [syn:
rape,
violation,
ravishment,
sexual assault]
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him
regularly" [syn:
assail,
set on,
attack]
2: attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the
left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn:
attack,
round,
assail,
lash out,
snipe]