Assault and Fire

Assault

Assault verb - To engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent.

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Fire and assault are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fire" instead the word "Assault" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: assaulted, assaulting, assaulter

Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Assault and fire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assault" instead the word "Fire" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

fast	fast assault	fast fire
original	original assault	original fire
actual	actual assault	actual fire
constant	constant assault	constant fire
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, major, combined, random, ensuing, magical, nuclear, incoming, massed.

While its melee attack is devastating if it closes the gap quickly enough, the fact that it doesn't utilise cover, combined with its vulnerability to Overwatch fire and the Assault class's Close Combat Specialist skill, means it often gets killed before it lands a hit.

Source: Leeroy Jenkins
When the assault bogged down in the face of immense German fire, he personally organized and led the attack that got the American assault moving.

Source: Film / The Longest Day
In the Marathon series, the only enemy weapons which fire too quickly to be dodged are the assault rifles the troopers use and the rockets that the juggernauts fire.

Source: Painfully Slow Projectile

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