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  1. 1. n. An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under Drum, n., 4. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To disturb as by a tempest. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To storm. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a violent commotion or disturbance Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. (literary) a violent wind Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n:100 n. (literary) a violent wind Source: ecdict

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