noun
- A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning.
- synonyms: violent storm
- A violent commotion or disturbance.
- usage: "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
- synonyms: tempest
- A direct and violent assault on a stronghold.
verb
- Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger.
- Take by force.
- usage: "Storm the fort"
- synonyms: force
- Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning.
- usage: "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
- Blow hard.
- usage: "It was storming all night"
- Attack by storm; attack suddenly.
- synonyms: surprise
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