rush vs assault

assault vs rush

rush and assault both are nouns.

rush is an adjective but assault is not an adjective.

rush and assault both are verbs.

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

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

rush: attack suddenly
assault: attack someone physically or emotionally

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

rush (noun)	assault (noun)
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
a sudden forceful flow	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
a sudden burst of activity
the swift release of a store of affective force
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

rush (adjective)	assault (adjective)
done under pressure
not accepting reservations

rush (verb)	assault (verb)
act at high speed	attack in speech or writing
urge to an unnatural speed	attack someone physically or emotionally
attack suddenly	force (someone) to have sex against their will
cause to occur rapidly
move hurridly
run with the ball, in football
cause to move fast or to rush or race

Difference between rush and assault

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