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Oxford 5000 vocabulary |B1|as‧sault /əˈsɔːlt $ əˈsɒːlt/ noun
assault verb [transitive]
تهاجم، حمله به قصد آسیب بدنی
تهدید به ضرب کردن کسی، یورش شمشیرباز، مرحله هجوم در عملیات آب خاکی، هجوم کردن، یورش، حمله به مقدسات، تجاوز یا حمله کردن، ورزش: حمله بدنی به حریف، علوم نظامی: تهاجم
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Synonyms & Related Wordsassault[noun]Synonyms:- attack, charge, invasion, offensive, onslaught
[verb]Synonyms:- attack, beset, fall upon, lay into
(informal), set about, set upon, strike at
Related Words: brush,
clash,
invasion,
melee,
skirmish,
brawl,
contest,
fracas,
set-to,
battle,
fight,
war,
collide,
encounter,
engage
English Thesaurus: assault, mugging, murder, homicide, rape, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. as‧sault1 /əˈsɔːlt $ əˈsɒːlt/
noun[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire; ⇒ assail]
1. [uncountable and countable] the crime of physically attacking someone:
a case of robbery and assaultfor assault He was jailed for assault.sexual/indecent assault victims of indecent assaultassault on/against sexual assaults on women Several soldiers have been charged with assault.2. [uncountable and countable] a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy
assault on an unsuccessful assault on the enemy lines The refugee camp came under assault again last night. a powerful assault rifle3. [uncountable and countable] a strong spoken or written criticism of someone else’s ideas, plans etc
Synonym : attackassault on an assault on the capitalist systemunder assault Traditional family values are increasingly under assault.4. [countable] an attempt to achieve something difficult, especially using physical force
assault on an assault on Mt Everest (=an attempt to climb it) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. assault2 verb [transitive]1. to attack someone in a violent way:
Two men assaulted him after he left the bar.sexually/indecently assault He was found guilty of indecently assaulting a student.2. literary if a feeling, sound, smell etc assaults you, it affects you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or upset:
The noises and smells of the market assaulted her senses.3. to strongly criticize someone’s ideas, plans etc
4. to try to do something very difficult:
a task force to assault the problems [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsassault nounI. crime of attacking sb ADJ. brutal, savage, vicious, violent | common (law)
aggravated (law),
serious | alleged | attempted | indecent, physical, racial, sexual | police QUANT. series, wave VERB + ASSAULT carry out, commit assaults committed by teenagers
be the victim of, suffer ASSAULT + VERB happen, take place PREP. ~ against Better street lighting has helped reduce the number of assaults against women.
~ on/upon PHRASES allegations of assault allegations of police assault on the boy
assault and battery (law) ⇒ Note at
CRIME (for more verbs)
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assault II. military/verbal attack ADJ. all-out, direct, frontal, full-scale, major, massive After an all-out assault the village was captured by the enemy.
fresh, further | sustained She used the article to make a sustained assault on her former political allies.
successful | air, amphibious, ground air assaults by fighter planes
military | verbal QUANT. series VERB + ASSAULT carry out, launch (into), lead, make, mount Enemy troops launched an assault on the town. He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.
come under The factory came under assault from soldiers in the mountains
withstand The garrison was built to withstand assaults. ASSAULT + NOUN course They took part in a vigorous army assault course.
rifle | force PREP. under ~ Today these values are under assault.
~ on a series of assaults on enemy targets [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
assault verb ADV. badly, brutally, savagely, seriously, violently | indecently, physically, sexually, verbally [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurusassault noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of physically attacking someone:
He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.mugging noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place:
Muggings usually happen at night.murder noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of deliberately killing someone:
He is accused of the murder of five women.homicide noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law murder:
Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst 15 to19-year-olds.rape noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex:
In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.kill to make someone die:
The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash. He was killed by rival gang members.commit manslaughter to kill someone without intending to – used when talking about this as a crime:
The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaughter.assassinate to deliberately kill an important person, especially a politician:
He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler.slay to kill someone or something in a violent way – used in newspaper reports and also in old stories:
Two teenagers were slain in the shootings. St. George slew the dragon. The king was slain at the battle of Hastings.execute formal (
also put somebody to death) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime:
McVeigh, who killed 168 people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal injection.eliminate to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble:
a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivalstake somebody out informal to kill someone in order to get rid of them, especially an enemy or someone who is causing trouble for you:
US forces used air strikes to take out the enemy positions. One of the other drug dealers may have decided to take him out.bump somebody off humorous informal to kill someone:
He was so irritating I felt like bumping him off myself.do away with somebody informal to kill someone:
The settlers in Jamestown had been done away with, but no one knew how. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
attack to use violence against someone and try to hurt them:
She was attacked by a man with a baseball bat. Police dogs are trained to attack.ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then attack them:
The judge was ambushed by gunmen as he drove to work at the courthouse.mug to attack someone and take money from them in a public place such as a street:
He was mugged on his way home from school.stab to attack someone with a knife:
The victim had been stabbed in the neck.assault to attack and hurt someone – used especially when talking about this as a criminal
offence:
He assaulted a flight attendant who refused to serve him more drinks.be set upon by somebody/something written to be attacked by a group of people:
He died outside his home after being set upon by a gang of youths.turn on to suddenly change your behaviour and attack the person you are with, when they do not expect this:
The dog suddenly turned on him, sinking its teeth into his arm. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
attack noun [uncountable and countable] an act of using weapons against an enemy in a war:
The US was threatening to launch an attack on Iran. The men had been carrying out rocket attacks on British forces. Bombs have been falling throughout the night, and the city is still under attack (=being attacked).invasion noun [uncountable and countable] an occasion when an army enters a country and tries to take control of it:
The Allies began their invasion of Europe. The threat of foreign invasion is very real.raid noun [countable] a short attack on a place by soldiers or planes, intended to cause damage but not take control:
an air raid NATO warplanes carried out a series of bombing raids on the city. The village has been the target of frequent raids by rebel groups.strike noun [countable] a sudden military attack, especially after a serious disagreement:
Senior Israeli officials warned that they were still considering a military strike. the possibility of a nuclear strikeassault noun [countable] a military attack intended to take control of a city, area, or building controlled by an enemy:
The final military assault on Kwangju began at 3 am on May 27. Hitler launched an all-out assault (=using as many soldiers, weapons, planes etc as possible) on Russia.ambush noun [uncountable and countable] a sudden attack by people who have been waiting and hiding, especially an attack on a vehicle or people who are travelling somewhere:
Five soldiers were shot in the back and killled in the ambush. Enemy forces waiting in ambush opened fire on the vehicle.counterattack noun [uncountable and countable] a military attack made in response to an attack by an enemy:
Government forces launched a counterattack against the guerillas. If they successfully occupied the city, they would need to be capable of defending it against enemy counterattack.onslaught noun [countable] formal a large violent attack by an army:
In 1544 there was a full-scale onslaught on France, in which the English took Boulogne. The troops were preparing for another onslaught against the enemy.mug to attack someone and take money from them in a public place such as a street:
He was mugged on his way home from school.stab to attack someone with a knife:
The victim had been stabbed in the neck.be set upon by somebody/something written to be attacked by a group of people:
He died outside his home after being set upon by a gang of youths.turn on to suddenly change your behaviour and attack the person you are with, when they do not expect this:
The dog suddenly turned on him, sinking its teeth into his arm.invade to enter a country and try to get control of it using force:
The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago.storm to suddenly attack a city or building that is well defended by getting inside it and taking control:
Elite troops stormed the building and rescued the hostages.besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ to surround a city or building with soldiers in order to stop the people inside from getting out or from receiving supplies:
In April 655, Osman’s palace was besieged by rebels. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
crime noun [uncountable and countable] an illegal action or activity, or these actions in general:
The police need the public’s help to solve crimes. Crime is on the increase. It was a horrific crime.offence British English,
offense American English noun [countable] a crime, especially one that has a particular description and name in law:
It is an offence to drive while using a mobile phone. a minor offence (=one that is not serious) a serious offence a parking offencemisdemeanor noun [countable] American English law a crime that is not very serious:
They pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and were fined.felony noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law a serious crime:
Fewer than 25 percent of the people arrested on felony charges are convicted. He committed a series of violent felonies.robbery noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc:
£100,000 was stolen in the robbery. The gang carried out a string of daring robberies.burglary noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things:
There have been several burglaries in our area.theft noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing something:
Car theft is a big problem. thefts of credit cardsshoplifting noun [uncountable] the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them:
They get money for drugs from shoplifting.fraud noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of getting money from people by tricking them:
He’s been charged with tax fraud. credit card fraudlarceny noun [uncountable] especially American English law the crime of stealing something:
He was found guilty of larceny.phishing noun [uncountable] the activity of tricking people into giving their personal details, bank numbers etc on the Internet, in order to steal money from them:
One in four computer users reports that they have been hit by phishing attempts.assault noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of physically attacking someone:
He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.mugging noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place:
Muggings usually happen at night.murder noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of deliberately killing someone:
He is accused of the murder of five women.homicide noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law murder:
Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst 15 to19-year-olds.rape noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex:
In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.arson noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building:
The school was completely destroyed in an arson attack.vandalism noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property:
He often got into fights and committed acts of vandalism. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲