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volley

/ volley /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
Opposites:
ground stroke
Type of:
return
verb Sense 2
utter rapidly
"volley a string of curses"
Type of:
utter emit let out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
make a volley
Type of:
play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
court game
verb Sense 4
discharge in, or as if in, a volley
"the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
Type of:
discharge
Derived:
fusillade salvo burst
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
hit before it touches the ground
"volley the tennis ball"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
be dispersed in a volley
"gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
Type of:
disperse dissipate scatter
Derived:
fusillade salvo burst
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 7
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
"our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
Type of:
fire firing
Derived:
fusillade
Semantic Complexity
64%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

return ground stroke utter emit let out play discharge hit disperse dissipate scatter fire