Assault
nnoun.actclose fighting during the culmination of a military attackTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Part Holonyms:attack onrush onset onslaught
Hypernyms:battle conflict engagement fight
Inherited Hypernyms:assaultbattlemilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:assaultbattlemilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:resisting arreststorm
Full Hyponyms:resisting arreststorm
nnoun.acta threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stoppedDerivationally Related Form:assault
Hypernyms:attack attempt
Inherited Hypernyms:assaultattackcrimeoffensetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aggravated assaultassault and batterybatterymugging
Full Hyponyms:aggravated assaultbatterymuggingresisting arrest
nnoun.animalthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946Instance Hypernyms:thoroughbred
Inherited Hypernyms:assaultthoroughbredracehorsehorseequineodd-toed ungulateungulateplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her willSynset:rape ravishment violation
Derivationally Related Form:rapeassaultviolateravish
Hypernyms:sex crime sex offense sexual abuse sexual assault
Inherited Hypernyms:rapesexual assaultstatutory offensecrimeoffensetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:carnal abusedate rapestatutory rape
Full Hyponyms:date rapestatutory rape
vverb.competitionattack someone physically or emotionallySynset:assail attack set on
Examples:- The mugger assaulted the woman
- Nightmares assailed him regularly
Derivationally Related Form:attackerassaultiveassaultassaulterattackassailant
Inherited Hypernyms:assail
Direct Hyponyms:assaultbaitbesetblindsidebulldogdesecratedishonordishonourjumpmolestoutrageprofaneraperavishreassailrushsavagesetset uponsicviolate
Full Troponyms:baitbesetblindsidebulldogchargedesecrategang-rapejumpmolestrapereassailrushsavagesic
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.socialforce (someone) to have sex against their willSynset:dishonor dishonour outrage rape ravish violate
Examples:- The woman was raped on her way home at night
Derivationally Related Form:dishonorassaultiveravisherrapeviolatorviolationoutrageravishmentraper
Hypernyms:assail assault attack set on
Inherited Hypernyms:rapeassail
Direct Hyponyms:gang-rape
Full Troponyms:gang-rape
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: rape, ravish)
vverb.communicationattack in speech or writingSynset:assail attack lash out round snipe
Examples:- The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
Derivationally Related Form:assaulterassaultiveattackerassailantattack
Hypernyms:criticise criticize knock pick apart
Inherited Hypernyms:attackknockcommentnotestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:abusebarrageblackguardblisterbombardclapperclawclawriprubbishscaldshoutvitriolwhangwhip
Full Troponyms:abuseblisterbombardclawcurseriprubbishslangvilifyvitriolwhang
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: snipe, lash out, round)