storm
♦ storm /st'ɔːrm/ (storms storming stormed)
1 [N-COUNT]
A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast.
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
The photos caused a storm when they were first published...
...the storm of publicity that Richard's book had generated.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu N of n
A storm of applause or other noise is a sudden loud amount of it made by an audience or other group of people in reaction to something.
His speech was greeted with a storm of applause...
4 [VERB] V adv/prep
If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was.
5 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
Government buildings have been stormed and looted...
The refugees decided to storm the embassy.
● storming [N-UNCOUNT] N of n
...the storming of the Bastille.
6
see also firestorm
7 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm.
8 [PHRASE] V and N inflect
If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
9
a storm in a teacup: see teacupdust storm (dust storms)
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A dust storm is a storm in which strong winds carry a lot of dust.storm cloud (storm clouds)
also stormcloud
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Storm clouds are the dark clouds which are seen before a storm.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
You can use storm clouds to refer to a sign that something very unpleasant is going to happen. (FORMAL)
Over the past three weeks, the storm clouds have gathered again over the government.storm troop|er (storm troopers)
also stormtrooper
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Storm troopers were members of a private Nazi army who were well-known for being violent.
1 [N-COUNT]
A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast.
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
The photos caused a storm when they were first published...
...the storm of publicity that Richard's book had generated.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu N of n
A storm of applause or other noise is a sudden loud amount of it made by an audience or other group of people in reaction to something.
His speech was greeted with a storm of applause...
4 [VERB] V adv/prep
If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was.
5 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
Government buildings have been stormed and looted...
The refugees decided to storm the embassy.
● storming [N-UNCOUNT] N of n
...the storming of the Bastille.
6
see also firestorm
7 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm.
8 [PHRASE] V and N inflect
If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
9
a storm in a teacup: see teacupdust storm (dust storms)
[N-COUNT]
A dust storm is a storm in which strong winds carry a lot of dust.storm cloud (storm clouds)
also stormcloud
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Storm clouds are the dark clouds which are seen before a storm.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
You can use storm clouds to refer to a sign that something very unpleasant is going to happen. (FORMAL)
Over the past three weeks, the storm clouds have gathered again over the government.storm troop|er (storm troopers)
also stormtrooper
[N-COUNT]
Storm troopers were members of a private Nazi army who were well-known for being violent.