Words that Rhyme with assault
1 Syllable Words
ault, brault, dault, fault, galt, gault, halt, kalt, malt, mault, nault, salt, sault, vault, walt
2 Syllable Words
asphalt, basalt, cobalt, covault, default, exalt, kuralt, pennwalt, perrault, pinault, renault
3 Syllable Words
ehrenhalt, galipault, greenawalt, hanawalt, pinsoneault, rachelvolt, somersault, thunderbolt
4 Syllable Words
creditanstalt, kreditanstalt
Definitions of assault
n. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.
n. A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government.
n. An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery.
n. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.
n. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration.