nnoun.actrapid simultaneous discharge of firearmsSynset:burst fusillade salvo
Examples:- our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
Derivationally Related Form:volleyfusillade
Hypernyms:fire firing
Inherited Hypernyms:fusilladefireattackoperationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.acta tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bouncesAntonyms:ground stroke
Derivationally Related Form:volley
Hypernyms:return
Inherited Hypernyms:volleyreturntennis strokestrokemaneuvermotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionbe dispersed in a volleyExamples:- gun shots volleyed at the attackers
Derivationally Related Form:volley
Hypernyms:disperse dissipate scatter spread out
Inherited Hypernyms:volleydisperseseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contacthit before it touches the groundDerivationally Related Form:volley
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:volleyhitpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactdischarge in, or as if in, a volleyExamples:- the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians
Derivationally Related Form:volley
Hypernyms:discharge
Inherited Hypernyms:volleydischargespread
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionmake a volleyTopic:court game
Derivationally Related Form:volley
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:volleyplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationutter rapidlyExamples:- volley a string of curses
Hypernyms:emit let loose let out utter
Inherited Hypernyms:volleyutter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something