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| storm [ stawrm ] |
noun (plural storms) |
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1. violent weather: a disturbance in the air above the Earth, with strong winds and usually also with rain, snow, sleet, or hail and sometimes lightning and thunder
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2. heavy rain or snow: a heavy fall of rain, snow, or sleet, often occurring with strong winds
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3. meteorology strong wind: a wind of between 103 km (64 mi) and 116 km (72 mi) per hour, classified as force 11 on the Beaufort scale
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4. rain of objects: a heavy bombardment of solid objects
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5. outburst of feeling: a sudden strong outpouring of feeling in reaction to something, e.g. of protest or laughter
  a storm of anger
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6. U.S. buildings
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informal
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Same as storm window
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often used in the plural
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7. military sudden strong attack: a sudden strong attack on a defended place or position
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verb (past and past participle stormed, present participle storm·ing, 3rd person present singular storms) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb attack violently: to attack or capture a place, especially a well-defended one, suddenly and with great force
stormed the barricades
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2. transitive and intransitive verb be angry or say something angrily: to be violently and noisily angry, or say something in this way
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3. intransitive verb rush with violence or anger: to go somewhere in a rush, violently or angrily
stormed out of the room in a huff
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4. intransitive verb meteorology blow with or without precipitation: to blow strongly, drop large amounts of rain, snow, or sleet, or do both together
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| [ Old English< Indo-European, "to whirl"] |
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a storm in a teacup U.K. a fuss over something trivial
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take somebody or something by storm
1. to capture a place or overwhelm a body of enemies suddenly and with great force
2. to make a great and immediate impression on somebody or something
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up a storm U.S. with great energy and enthusiasm or skill (informal)
danced up a storm at the party
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