Thesaurus: storm

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1. 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.
2. n. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
3. n. A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. v. i. To raise a tempest.
7. 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.
8. v. i. To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
9. n. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
10. n. a violent commotion or disturbance
11. n. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
12. v. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger