take by assault

take by assault
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  • take by storm — 1. To take by assault 2. To captivate totally and instantly (figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑storm * * * take (something) by storm 1 : to quickly become very successful or popular in (a particular place) or among (a particular group) The writer… …   Useful english dictionary

  • assault — n. 1) (often mil.) to carry out, make; lead an assault on (the troops carried out an assault on the enemy position) 2) (legal) to commit assault 3) (usu. legal) aggravated; bodily; criminal; indecent assault 4) an all out; armed; military assault …   Combinatory dictionary

  • take — Synonyms and related words: OD, abduct, abide, absorb, abstract, accede, accede to, accept, accommodate, accompany, account as, accroach, acknowledge, acquire, act, admit, adopt, advocate, affect, agree to, allow for, allure, and, annex,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Take Back The News — is a US non profit organization which criticises what it sees as the misrepresentation and underrepresentation of sexual assault in mainstream media and aims to promote better media coverage of sexual assault by providing an outlet for rape… …   Wikipedia

  • ASSAULT — ASSAULT, the infliction of any degree of violence on the body of another person, whether injury results or not. The biblical injunction, he may be given up to 40 lashes but not more (Deut. 25:3), which applies to flogging by way of punishment,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Take Back the Night — (also known as Reclaim the Night) is an internationally held march and rally intended as a protest and direct action against rape and other forms of violence against women, originated by the radical feminist movement. HistoryThe term Take Back… …   Wikipedia

  • Assault on the Senses (novel) — Assault on the Senses is a novel written by Michael P. Ferrari. The book is a dark college comedy that follows Kalvin Gray (known to his friends as Kal ), a self deprecating college student going semi crazy trying to make sense of his hard… …   Wikipedia

  • take — 1 Take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab are comparable when they mean to get hold of by or as if by reaching out the arm or hand. Take is not only the most general but also the only colorless term in this group. In ordinary use, especially… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Assault rifle — An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine (not to be confused with a semi automatic only replica) firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and high powered rifle ammunition. Assault rifles… …   Wikipedia

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