assault
noun
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 atCRIME (for more verbs)
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
