| assault | | |
| n. (act) | 1. assault | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack. |
| ~ resisting arrest | physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest. |
| ~ battle, engagement, fight, conflict | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ storm | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 2. assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped. |
| ~ aggravated assault | a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon). |
| ~ assault and battery, battery | an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact. |
| ~ attempt, attack | the act of attacking.; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" |
| ~ mugging | assault with intent to rob. |
| n. (animal) | 3. assault | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946. |
| ~ thoroughbred | a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares. |
| n. (act) | 4. assault, rape, ravishment, violation | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. |
| ~ date rape | rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together). |
| ~ sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault | a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat.; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" |
| ~ statutory rape, carnal abuse | sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly). |
| v. (competition) | 5. assail, assault, attack, set on | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ bait | attack with dogs or set dogs upon. |
| ~ sic, set | urge to attack someone.; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" |
| ~ bulldog | attack viciously and ferociously. |
| ~ rush | attack suddenly. |
| ~ blindside | attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed. |
| ~ savage | attack brutally and fiercely. |
| ~ reassail | assail again.; "Her old fears reassailed her" |
| ~ jump | make a sudden physical attack on.; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat" |
| ~ set upon, beset | assail or attack on all sides:.; "The zebra was beset by leopards" |
| ~ rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ desecrate, outrage, profane, violate | violate the sacred character of a place or language.; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" |
| ~ molest | harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to. |
| v. (social) | 6. assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ gang-rape | rape (someone) successively with several attackers.; "The prisoner was gang-raped" |
| v. (communication) | 7. assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout | use foul or abusive language towards.; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" |
| ~ claw | attack as if with claws.; "The politician clawed his rival" |
| ~ vitriol | subject to bitter verbal abuse. |
| ~ rip | criticize or abuse strongly and violently.; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" |
| ~ whang | attack forcefully.; "whang away at the school reform plan" |
| ~ barrage, bombard | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage.; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" |
| ~ scald, blister, whip | subject to harsh criticism.; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" |
| ~ rubbish | attack strongly. |
| invasion | | |
| n. (act) | 1. invasion | the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder. |
| ~ penetration, incursion | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory. |
| ~ inroad | an invasion or hostile attack. |
| n. (event) | 2. encroachment, intrusion, invasion | any entry into an area not previously occupied.; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" |
| ~ entering, entrance | a movement into or inward. |
| n. (event) | 3. invasion | (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body.; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ spread, spreading | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space. |
| onslaught | | |
| n. (event) | 1. onslaught | a sudden and severe onset of trouble. |
| ~ trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| n. (act) | 2. attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ military operation, operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign).; "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" |
| ~ ground attack | an attack by ground troops. |
| ~ assault | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack. |
| ~ charge | an impetuous rush toward someone or something.; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" |
| ~ banzai attack, banzai charge | a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'. |
| ~ diversionary attack, diversion | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack. |
| ~ penetration, incursion | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory. |
| ~ blitzkrieg, blitz | a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment. |
| ~ strike | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective.; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" |
| ~ counterattack, countermove | an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.. |
| ~ bombing, bombardment | an attack by dropping bombs. |
| ~ firing, fire | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" |
| ~ strafe | an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane.; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields" |
| ~ coup de main, surprise attack | an attack without warning. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (communication) | 3. barrage, bombardment, onslaught, outpouring | the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written).; "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" |
| ~ language, linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols.; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" |
| attack | | |
| n. (act) | 1. attack | an offensive move in a sport or game.; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning" |
| ~ turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ counterplay, counterattack | (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board. |
| n. (communication) | 2. attack, blast, fire, flack, flak | intense adverse criticism.; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| n. (act) | 3. approach, attack, plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" |
| ~ conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation | inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally. |
| ~ avenue | a line of approach.; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding" |
| n. (act) | 4. attack, attempt | the act of attacking.; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped. |
| n. (act) | 5. attack, tone-beginning | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase. |
| ~ commencement, beginning, start | the act of starting something.; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
| n. (state) | 6. attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.; "an attack of diarrhea" |
| ~ affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress. |
| ~ anxiety attack | a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic. |
| ~ flare | a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms.; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare" |
| ~ ictus, raptus, seizure | a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" |
| ~ touch, spot | a slight attack of illness.; "he has a touch of rheumatism" |
| ~ apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, cva, stroke | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. |
| ~ convulsion, paroxysm, fit | a sudden uncontrollable attack.; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" |
| ~ hysterics | an attack of hysteria. |
| ~ occlusion | closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel). |
| ~ heart attack | a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function. |
| n. (process) | 7. attack | the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent).; "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements" |
| ~ degeneration, devolution | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality. |
| n. (act) | 8. attack | strong criticism.; "he published an unexpected attack on my work" |
| ~ aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander | an abusive attack on a person's character or good name. |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| v. (competition) | 9. assail, attack | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| ~ submarine | attack by submarine.; "The Germans submarined the Allies" |
| ~ pelt, pepper | attack and bombard with or as if with missiles.; "pelt the speaker with questions" |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ counterattack, counterstrike | make a counterattack. |
| ~ gas | attack with gas; subject to gas fumes.; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes" |
| ~ surprise, storm | attack by storm; attack suddenly. |
| ~ blitz | attack suddenly and without warning.; "Hitler blitzed Poland" |
| ~ invade, occupy | march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" |
| ~ besiege, circumvent, beleaguer, hem in, surround | surround so as to force to give up.; "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
| ~ bomb, bombard | throw bombs at or attack with bombs.; "The Americans bombed Dresden" |
| ~ strafe | attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane.; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender" |
| ~ cannonade | attack with cannons or artillery. |
| ~ torpedo | attack or hit with torpedoes. |
| ~ raid, bust | search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.; "The police raided the crack house" |
| v. (competition) | 10. aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| ~ check | place into check.; "He checked my kings" |
| ~ fork | place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces. |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ harass | exhaust by attacking repeatedly.; "harass the enemy" |
| ~ pin | immobilize a piece. |
| ~ tackle | seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (change) | 11. attack | set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task.; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed" |
| ~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| v. (body) | 12. attack | begin to injure.; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" |
| ~ affect | act physically on; have an effect upon.; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
| invade | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. invade, occupy | march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ infest, overrun | invade in great numbers.; "the roaches infested our kitchen" |
| v. (motion) | 2. encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" |
| ~ come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into | to come or go into.; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
| ~ foray into, raid | enter someone else's territory and take spoils.; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" |
| v. (stative) | 3. infest, invade, overrun | occupy in large numbers or live on a host.; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" |
| ~ inhabit | be present in.; "sweet memories inhabit this house" |
| v. (contact) | 4. invade | penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way.; "The cancer had invaded her lungs" |
| ~ interpenetrate, permeate | penetrate mutually or be interlocked.; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" |
| look at | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. consider, deal, look at, take | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" |
| ~ contemplate | consider as a possibility.; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job" |
| ~ trifle, dally, play | consider not very seriously.; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" |
| ~ think about | have on one's mind, think about actively.; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" |
| ~ abstract | consider apart from a particular case or instance.; "Let's abstract away from this particular example" |
| ~ warm to | become excited about.; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica" |
| v. (perception) | 2. consider, look at, view | look at carefully; study mentally.; "view a problem" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ contemplate | look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought.; "contemplate one's navel" |
| ~ groak | look or stare at longingly.; "The dog his master who was eating a sausage" |
| solo | | |
| n. (act) | 1. solo | any activity that is performed alone without assistance. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| n. (communication) | 2. solo | a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment). |
| ~ musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece | a musical work that has been created.; "the composition is written in four movements" |
| ~ voluntary | composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance. |
| n. (act) | 3. solo | a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied. |
| ~ flying, flight | an instance of traveling by air.; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" |
| v. (motion) | 4. solo | fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers. |
| ~ air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft.; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| ~ aviate, pilot, fly | operate an airplane.; "The pilot flew to Cuba" |
| v. (creation) | 5. solo | perform a piece written for a single instrument. |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| adj. | 6. solo | composed or performed by a single voice or instrument.; "a passage for solo clarinet" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ unaccompanied | playing or singing without accompaniment.; "the soloist sang unaccompanied" |
| adv. | 7. alone, solo, unaccompanied | without anybody else or anything else.; "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo" |
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