Assault
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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. 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. An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him. The crime whose action is such an attempt. An act that causes someone to fear imminent bodily harm. The tort whose action is such an act. A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To attack, threaten or harass.
Example sentence: The argument that gay marriage doesn't affect straight marriages is a ridiculous red herring: Gay marriage affects society and law in dramatic ways. Religious groups will come under direct assault as federal and state governments move to strip them of their non-profit statuses if they refuse to perform gay marriages.
Attack
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To apply violent force to someone or something.To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).To aim balls at the batsman's wicket.To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An attempt to cause damage or injury to, or to somehow detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.A time in which one attacks. The offence of a battle.Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.The sudden onset of a disease.The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
Example sentence: A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.