# assaults

Pronunciation: US say "uh-SAWLTS" /əˈsɔlts/; UK say "uh-SOLTS" /əˈsɒlts/

## Noun

1. Plural of assault. — plural of assault
   - Simple: Plural of assault. Use this form when talking about more than one.
   - _Police investigated a string of armed assaults across the neighborhood._
   - _The troops repelled three separate assaults on the ridge before dawn._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of assault. — third-person singular simple present indicative of assault
   - Simple: The form of assault used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The boxer assaults his opponent with a flurry of quick jabs._
   - _The film assaults the senses with relentless noise and flashing color._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/assaults (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).