überfallen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assault noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
- hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
- invade verb To enter a country or territory by force in order to take control of it.
- pounce verb To leap suddenly on something in order to seize it.
- raid noun A sudden attack or surprise incursion, often by armed forces or police.
- rush verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.
Senses
überfallen is used for these senses in English:
- assault (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
- beat up (obsolete) To attack suddenly; to alarm.
- hijack To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- invade (transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.
- pounce (intransitive) To attack suddenly by leaping.
- rush (transitive, military) To swiftly attack without warning.
assault — full definition
- noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
- noun In law, an act that makes someone fear immediate physical harm, even without actual contact.
- verb To attack someone violently, physically or verbally.
hijack — full definition
- verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
- verb To take control of a process, event, or resource and redirect it for a different purpose.
- noun An act of hijacking; an illegal seizure of a vehicle or process.