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Meaning of 'storm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Storm [ 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.
- A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
- A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence.
- 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.
2 . Storm [ v. i.]
- To raise a tempest.
- 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.
- To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
3 . 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.

Meaning of 'storm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . storm [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a violent commotion or disturbance
Example in sentence:
  • it was only a tempest in a teapot;
  • the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
2 . storm [ v]
Meaning (2):
- take by force
Example in sentence:
  • Hitler took the Baltic Republics;
  • Storm the fort;
  • The army took the fort on the hill
Meaning (3):
- rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
Example in sentence:
  • If it storms, we'll need shelter
Meaning (4):
- blow hard
Example in sentence:
  • It was storming all night

Nearby Words:

stoak stoat stocah stoccade stoccado stochastic stock stock-blind stock-still stockade

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