volley

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms (Freq. 9)
- our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
• Syn:
fusillade, salvo, burst
• Derivationally related forms:
fusillade (for: fusillade)
• Hypernyms:
fire, firing
2. a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces (Freq. 1)
• Ant:
ground stroke
• Hypernyms:
return

II - verb

1. be dispersed in a volley
- gun shots volleyed at the attackers
• Hypernyms:
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. hit before it touches the ground
- volley the tennis ball
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. discharge in, or as if in, a volley
- the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians
• Hypernyms:
discharge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. make a volley
• Topics:
court game
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. utter rapidly
- volley a string of curses
• Hypernyms:
utter, emit, let out, let loose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fusillade, salvo, burst