rape vs assault

rape and assault both are nouns.

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

As nouns, rape and assault are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of rape include ravishment, violation.

As verbs, rape and assault are synonyms defined as:

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

As verbs, assault is a hypernym of rape; that is, assault is a word with a broader meaning than rape:

Other hypernyms of rape include assail, attack, set on.

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

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