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noun | verb assaultassault1 /əˈsɔlt/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] ETYMOLOGYassault1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire, from ad- to + salire to jump ► sexual assaults an increase in sexual assaults ► a military/air/ground etc. assault a massive aerial assault on the city ► under assault Traditional family values are increasingly under assault. THESAURUSa particular crime► crime a dishonest, violent, or immoral action that can be punished by law: The woman insisted that she had not committed any crime. This is a serious crime – thousands of dollars were stolen. ► theft the crime of stealing things: The rate of car theft has increased this year. ► robbery the crime of stealing money or valuable things from a bank, store, etc.: There was another armed robbery at the bank. ► burglary the crime of going into someone’s home in order to steal money or valuable things: We had an alarm system installed to prevent burglary. ► shoplifting the crime of taking things from a store without paying for them: The store reports all cases of shoplifting to the police. ► larceny formal the crime of stealing things. Used in legal language: Police arrested the purse snatcher and charged him with larceny. ► mugging the crime of attacking and robbing someone in public: Most muggings occur on dark streets. ► assault the crime of attacking someone physically: The man who beat him was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. ► rape the crime of forcing someone to have sex: The rape occurred when the woman was walking home at night. ► murder the crime of deliberately killing someone: For a killing to be called murder, it had to be intentional. ► manslaughter the crime of killing someone illegally but not deliberately: He was convicted of manslaughter for killing his brother in the fight. ► homicide formal the crime of killing someone. Used in legal language: Police are treating the death as a case of homicide. ► drug dealing the crime of selling illegal drugs: Drug dealing is a real problem in some neighborhoods. ► fraud the crime of deceiving people in order to get money or things: He used fraud to get people to invest in the fake company. ► forgery the crime of illegally copying official documents, money, etc.: The group was involved in the forgery of land contracts. ► counterfeiting the crime of copying money to deceive people: Color photocopiers have made counterfeiting easier. ► vandalism the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property: Two teenagers were arrested for vandalism at the school. ► arson the crime of deliberately making something burn, especially a building: Investigators believe that arson was the cause of the fire. 1the crime of physically attacking someone SYN attack: She served three years in prison for assault. an increase in sexual assaultsassault on assaults on police officers► see thesaurus at crime2a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy SYN attack: assault on the assault on Midway Islanda military/air/ground etc. assault a massive aerial assault on the city3assault on something a strong spoken or written criticism of someone else's ideas, plans, etc.: Traditional family values are increasingly under assault.assault on the administration’s assault on the welfare system4an attempt to achieve something difficult, especially something physically difficult SYN attempt: assault on They made their assault on the south face of the glacier (=an attempt to climb or cross it).5law the crime of threatening to physically hurt someone but not actually attacking him or her [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire, from ad- to + salire to jump] noun | verb assaultassault2 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEassault |
| Present | I, you, we, they | assault | | he, she, it | assaults | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | assaulted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have assaulted | | he, she, it | has assaulted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had assaulted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will assault | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have assaulted |
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| Present | I | am assaulting | | he, she, it | is assaulting | | you, we, they | are assaulting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was assaulting | | you, we, they | were assaulting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been assaulting | | he, she, it | has been assaulting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been assaulting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be assaulting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been assaulting |
► sexually assaulted The woman had been sexually assaulted. THESAURUSuse violence► attack to deliberately use physical violence against someone: Two men attacked him in the street. A snake is unlikely to attack unless it feels threatened. ► attack to use violence against someone and try to hurt him or her: The man attacked her as she was walking home at night. ► assault to attack and hurt someone. Used when talking about a crime: He is accused of assaulting a police officer. ► mug to attack someone and steal from him or her in a public place such as a street: Someone was mugged right outside of my apartment building. ► ambush to suddenly attack someone after waiting in a hidden place: The judge was ambushed by a gang of men as he drove to work at the courthouse. 1to attack someone in a violent way SYN attack: A storekeeper was assaulted in an alley by eight teenagers. The woman had been sexually assaulted.► see thesaurus at attack22if a feeling assaults you, it affects you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or upset: The noises and smells of the market assaulted her senses. |