Assault and Hit

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

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Hit is a synonym for assault. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead the word "Assault" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: assaulted, assaulting, assaulter

Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

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Assault is a synonym for hit. Sometimes you can use "Assault" instead the word "Hit" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: hitting

physical	physical assault	physical hit
direct	direct assault	direct hit
original	original assault	original hit
initial	initial assault	initial hit
Other adjectives: actual, successful, massive, big, serious, enormous, huge, major, unexpected, next, last, failed, previous, attempted.

party	assault party	hit party
woman	assault woman	hit woman
people	assault people	hit people
men	assault men	hit men
Other words: someone, home, boss, planet, anyone, times, opponents, girls.

In 2014, a series of controversial tweets about sexual assault effectively killed his chances of scoring another hit.

Source: One Hit Wonder / Rhythm And Blues
Even though he's shocked by the sudden assault, his "don't hit girls" instinct is so strong that instead of doing anything to her, he turns around and punches Venters instead.

Source: Literature / Trainspotting
A-Team Firing All those assault cannons in the first movie's climax, and RoboCop doesn't take a single hit.

Source: Franchise / RoboCop

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