Definiciones
1.NounA violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc."The army made an assault on the enemy."
2.NounA violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like"She launched a written assault on the opposition party."
3.NounAn attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
4.NounThe crime whose action is such an attempt.
5.NounAn act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
6.NounThe tort whose action is such an act.
7.NounA non-competitive combat between two fencers.
8.VerbTo attack, physically or figuratively; to assail."Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.; Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building."
9.VerbTo threaten or harass. (Can we add an example for this sense?)