4. (noun)rape, violation, assault, ravishment the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
5. (verb)assail, assault, set on, attack attacksomeone physically or emotionally "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
6. (verb)rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage force (someone) to have sex against their will "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
7. (verb)attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault attack in speech or writing "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"