*saul*

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Assaulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assaulting. ] [ From Assault, n.: cf. OF. assaulter, LL. assaltare. ] 1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces. [ 1913 Webster ]

Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .
Assault his ears. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the latter sense, assail is more common. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See Attack. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being assaulted. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. sexually abused; -- a euphemism.
Syn. -- molested, raped, criminally assaulted, sexually assaulted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant. E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. making an assault.
Syn. -- attacking(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Soul. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Sal, the tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hired mourner at a funeral. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ OF., F. saut, fr. L. saltus. See Salt a leap. ] A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie. [ U.S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden asault, a surprise. See Supra, and Salient. ] A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [ Written also summersault, sommerset, summerset, etc. ] “The vaulter's sombersalts.” Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now I'll only
Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]