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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
A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. It may be marked by strong windthunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation, such as ice (ice storm), or wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere (as in a dust stormsnowstormhailstorm, etc).
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Save the Oak Ridges Moraine
Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM) is a coalition of 25 citizen's groups and individuals dedicated to preserving the ecologically sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine in OntarioCanada. Formed in 1989, its primary goal has been to lobby the Government of Ontario to create legislation to protect the moraine.
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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


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storm (de)
n. storm, gale, tempest, hurricane, assault
 
stormen
v. storm, bluster

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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.
  

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