transitive. To overwhelm as with a storm; to attack with overpowering force.

transitive. To capture by fighting; to take by storm.

transitive. = expugn, v.

transitive. To take or capture (a town, position, ship, etc.) by military assault; to seize; to win by conquest.

To overcome by violence; to take (a town) by storm; to force, ravish (a woman); also figurative.

Military. to take by storm: to take possession of by a sudden attack; to carry by assault.

transitive. To take, occupy, or gain access to (a place) by rushing; to storm.