| noun | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack |
| noun | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped |
| noun | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 |
| noun | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
| verb | attack someone physically or emotionally “The mugger assaulted the woman” |
| verb | force (someone) to have sex against their will “The woman was raped on her way home at night” |
| verb | attack in speech or writing “The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker” |
| assault | verb | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| rape | verb | force (someone) to have sex against their will |
| violate | verb | force (someone) to have sex against their will |
| ravish | verb | force (someone) to have sex against their will |
| assailant | noun | someone who attacks |
| assaultive | adjective | disposed to attack |
| assault | noun | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
| assaulter | noun | someone who attacks |
| attack | noun | the act of attacking |
| attacker | noun | someone who attacks |
| rape | noun | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
| raper | noun | someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse |
| ravishment | noun | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
| ravisher | noun | someone who assaults others sexually |
| violation | noun | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
| violator | noun | someone who assaults others sexually |
| dishonor | noun | a state of shame or disgrace |
| outrage | noun | a wantonly cruel act |