rip vs assault

rip and assault both are nouns.

rip and assault both are verbs.

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

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

rip: criticize or abuse strongly and violently
assault: attack in speech or writing

Other hypernyms of rip include assail, attack, lash out, round, snipe.

rip (noun)	assault (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
a dissolute man in fashionable society

rip (verb)	assault (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently	attack in speech or writing
tear or be torn violently	attack someone physically or emotionally
cut (wood) along the grain	force (someone) to have sex against their will
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent

Difference between rip and assault

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