assault vs rape

assault and rape both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assault	Yes	No	Yes	No
rape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, assault and rape are synonyms defined as:

assault and rape: the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

Other synonyms of assault include ravishment, violation.

As verbs, rape is a hyponym of assault; that is, rape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assault:

As verbs, assault and rape are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of assault include dishonor, dishonour, outrage, ravish, violate.

assault (noun)	rape (noun)
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped	the act of despoiling a country in warfare
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will	Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop

assault (verb)	rape (verb)
attack in speech or writing	destroy and strip of its possession
attack someone physically or emotionally	force (someone) to have sex against their will
force (someone) to have sex against their will