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Murderous :: Murderous (a.) Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault..

Onset :: Onset (n.) A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army..

Storm :: Storm (v. t.) To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a fortified town..

Assassinate :: Assassinate (n.) An assassination, murder, or murderous assault..

Violence :: Violence (n.) Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault..

Affray :: Affray (v. t.) A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.

Assailant :: Assailant (n.) One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer..

Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..

Breach :: Breach (n.) A breaking out upon; an assault.

Force :: Force (n.) To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress..

Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.

Vindicate :: Vindicate (v. t.) To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title..

Assassinate :: Assassinate (v. t.) To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.

Attack :: Attack (n.) An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.

Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault..

Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument..

Attack :: Attack (n.) The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense..

Assault :: Assault (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..

Onset :: Onset (v. t.) To assault; to set upon.

Aggressive :: Aggressive (a.) Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation..

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