2assault verb
assaults; assault·ed; assault·ing [+ obj] : to violently attack (someone or something)
▪ He was arrested for assaulting a police officer. ▪ She verbally assaulted one of her coworkers. ▪ He had been sexually assaulted [=touched or hurt in a sexual way] as a young boy. ▪ Enemy forces assaulted the city. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ A terrible noise assaulted our senses. [=we heard a terrible noise]
▪ He was arrested for assaulting a police officer. ▪ She verbally assaulted one of her coworkers. ▪ He had been sexually assaulted [=touched or hurt in a sexual way] as a young boy. ▪ Enemy forces assaulted the city. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ A terrible noise assaulted our senses. [=we heard a terrible noise]
