All 3 Uses of
assault
in
The Hobbit
- How much Gandalf knew cannot be said, but it is plain that he had not expected this sudden assault.†
Chpt 17 *
- Soon the attackers were attacked, and they were forced into a great ring, facing every way, hemmed all about with goblins and wolves returning to the assault.†
Chpt 17
- Their friends could not help them, for the assault from the Mountain was renewed with redoubled force, and upon either side men and elves were being slowly beaten down.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(assault) to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence