Definitions for assault

assault as·sault

Spelling: [uh-sawlt]
IPA: /əˈsɔlt/

Assault is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in assault (aalsstu).

Definitions for assault

noun

  1. a sudden, violent attack; onslaught:
  2. Law. an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another, with or without battery, as by holding a stone or club in a threatening manner.
  3. Military. the stage of close combat in an attack.
  4. rape1 .

verb (used with object)

  1. to make an assault upon; attack; assail.

Origin of assault

1200-50; Middle English asaut Old French Medieval Latin assaltus (replacing Latin assultus), equivalent to Latin as- as- + saltus a leap (sa

Examples for assault

Nor is there in this view any assault upon the court or the judges.

Bill Cosby is facing allegations of assault and sexual misconduct by many women.

For them, the trauma of assault can be compounded by a lack of institutional support, and even disciplinary action.

Next day the assault was repeated, but again without success.

It was more like abduction complicated with assault and battery.

Luckily, Tor was prepared for this sort of assault, and has built-in defenses to protect against it.

Although Korra looks at PTSD and assault with supernatural grandiosity, fans were quick to pick up on it in some forums.

Now, with strong reinforcements, he is preparing for a third assault.

In their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare.

How can you swear, then, that the prisoner made the assault?

Word Value for assault
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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