| NOUN | act | volley, fusillade, salvo, burst | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | volley | a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces | |
| VERB | motion | volley | be dispersed in a volley |
| contact | volley | hit before it touches the ground | |
| contact | volley | discharge in, or as if in, a volley | |
| competition | volley | make a volley | |
| communication | volley | utter rapidly |
| Sounds | vaa'liy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms. | |
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| Synonyms | fusillade, salvo, burst | |
| Broader | fire, firing | The act of firing / firing / firing weapons or artillery at an enemy / enemy |
| Spanish | andanada, descarga cerrada, descarga, estallido, fusilería, salva | |
| Catalan | descàrrega tancada, salva, volea | |
| Verbs | volley | discharge in, or as if in, a volley |
| volley | be dispersed in a volley | |
| Meaning | A tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | return | A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player |
| Opposite | ground stroke | A tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once |
| Spanish | volea | |
| Catalan | volea | |
| Verbs | volley | make a volley |
| volley | hit before it touches the ground | |
| Meaning | Be dispersed in a volley. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" | |
| Broader | disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out | Move away from each other |
| Similar to | volley | Discharge in, or as if in, a volley |
| Nouns | volley | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |
| Meaning | hit before it touches the ground. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "volley the tennis ball" | |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Spanish | volear | |
| Nouns | volley | a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces |
| Meaning | Discharge in, or as if in, a volley. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" | |
| Broader | discharge | pour forth or release |
| Similar to | volley | Be dispersed in a volley |
| Nouns | volley | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |
| Meaning | make a volley. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | court game | An athletic game played on a court |
| Broader | play | participate in games / games or sport |
| Spanish | volear | |
| Nouns | volley | a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces |
| Meaning | Utter rapidly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "volley a string of curses" | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | soltar una retahíla | |
| Catalan | deixar anar un reguitzell | |
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