assault
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Sense: Noun: military attack
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, offensive Collocations, blitz, blitzkrieg, strike Collocations, charge Collocations, rush Collocations, onslaught Collocations, invasion, raid Collocations, advance Collocations, storm Collocations, bombardment, military action, military strike, military operation, counterattack, ambush Collocations
Sense: Noun: physical attack
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, assault and battery, battery Collocations, violence Collocations, physical violence, physical attack, aggravated assault, beating Collocations, sexual assault, sex attack, rape Collocations, abuse Collocations, physical abuse, violent crime, molestation
Sense: Verb: attack
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, assail, strike Collocations, hit Collocations, batter Collocations, beat Collocations, do violence to, hurt Collocations, harm Collocations, ambush Collocations
Sense: Verb: attack sexually
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Sense: Verb: launch a military attack
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, storm Collocations, rush Collocations, besiege, blitz, advance Collocations, invalid, raid Collocations, ambush Collocations, assail, bombard, launch an attack on, launch an assault on, launch a military operation against