Found 3 items, similar to assault.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: assault makar, menggasak, serbuan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: assault assault 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: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 4: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: rape, violation, ravishment] assault v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; “The mugger assaulted the woman”; “Nightmares assailed him regularly” [syn: assail, set on, attack] 2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; “The woman was raped on her way home at night” [syn: rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage] 3: attack in speech or writing; “The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker” [syn: attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Assault Assault \As*sault"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assaulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assaulting.] [From Assault, n.: cf. OF. assaulter, LL. assaltare.] 1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces. [1913 Webster] Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration. [1913 Webster] Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . . Assault his ears. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note: In the latter sense, assail is more common. [1913 Webster] Syn: To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See Attack. [1913 Webster] Assault \As*sault"\, n. [OE. asaut, assaut, OF. assaut, asalt, F. assaut, LL. assaltus; L. ad + saltus a leaping, a springing, salire to leap. See Assail.] 1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town. [1913 Webster] The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] Unshaken bears the assault Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. --Blackstone. Wharton. [1913 Webster] Practically, however, the word assault is used to include the battery. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] Syn: Attack; invasion; incursion; descent; onset; onslaught; charge; storm. [1913 Webster]