assault

Definition

• n. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
• n. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
• n. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

Word forms

Past participle

assaulted

Present participle

assaulting

Past tense

assaulted

Third person singular

assaults

Example sentences

1. n.

   The man was arrested for his assault on the police officer.

2. vt.

   The thief attempted to assault the shopkeeper during the robbery.

3. vi.

   The soldiers decided to assault the enemy base at dawn.