storm
v.
blow with great force (of wind); fall heavily, come down with great force (of precipitation); rage; charge, forcefully assault
n.
squall, tempest, strong atmospheric disturbance which brings strong winds and sometimes precipitation; intense barrage of objects or blows; violent emotional outburst, fury; disruption, disturbance
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storm
Noun
1. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening
(synonym) violent storm
(hypernym) atmospheric phenomenon
(hyponym) firestorm
(part-holonym) Beaufort scale, wind scale
(part-meronym) storm center, storm centre
2. a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
(synonym) tempest
(hypernym) disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(derivation) ramp, rage
3. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
(hypernym) assault
(derivation) surprise
Verb
1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
(synonym) ramp, rage
(hypernym) act, behave, do
(derivation) tempest
2. take by force; "Storm the fort"
(synonym) force
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
3. rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
(entail) rain, rain down
(derivation) violent storm
4. blow hard; "It was storming all night"
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) violent storm
5. attack by storm; attack suddenly
(synonym) surprise
(hypernym) attack, assail
storm (de)
n.
storm, gale, tempest, hurricane, assault
stormen
v.
storm, bluster
Storm
(v. t.)
To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a fortified town.
(v. i.)
To raise a tempest.
(v. i.)
To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
(v. i.)
To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; -- used impersonally; as, it storms.
(n.)
A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not.
(n.)
A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like.
(n.)
A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
(n.)
A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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