1. assault

noun. ['əˈsɔlt'] close fighting during the culmination of a military attack.

Rhymes with Assault

• renault
• pinault
• kuralt
• exalt
• default
• covault
• basalt
• perrault
• brault
• walt
• vault
• salt
• nault
• mault
• malt
• kalt
• halt
• gault
• galt
• fault
• dault

How do you pronounce assault?

Pronounce assault as əˈsɔlt.

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How do you spell assault? Is it assualt ?

A common misspelling of assault is assualt

Sentences with assault

1. Noun, singular or mass
The strikes should happen in rapid succession as if they are all part of one assault.

Quotes about assault

1. Look, let me just say it: He was hot. A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy . . . well.
- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

2. Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war.""The plant war,"Percy said. "You're going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles?
- Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

3. He held up the AK-47, the muscles in his arm bunching against the weight. “This is an assault rifle.” Then held up the handgun. “This is a semi-automatic pistol.” Then he gave a little thrust of his hips and looked down at his penis. “That is my gun. As you’ve discovered, it’s pumpaction like a shotgun , but it doesn’t fire bullets.
- Pamela Clare, Breaking Point

2. assault

verb. ['əˈsɔlt'] attack someone physically or emotionally.

3. assault

noun. ['əˈsɔlt'] a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped.

4. assault

verb. ['əˈsɔlt'] attack in speech or writing.

5. assault

noun. ['əˈsɔlt'] the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will.

6. assault

verb. ['əˈsɔlt'] force (someone) to have sex against their will.