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volley

DEFINITIONS OF: volley

1

n rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Synonyms:
burst, fusillade, salvo
Type of:
fire, firing
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

n a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

Antonyms:
ground stroke
a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
Type of:
return
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

v make a volley

Type of:
play
participate in games or sport

v discharge in, or as if in, a volley

“the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians”
Type of:
discharge
pour forth or release

v be dispersed in a volley

“gun shots volleyed at the attackers”
Type of:
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
move away from each other

v hit before it touches the ground

“volley the tennis ball”
Type of:
hit
cause to move by striking

v utter rapidly

“volley a string of curses”
Type of:
emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
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