to storm
102
5.7
- verb
- /stɔrm/
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- Eventually, Red Army engineers were able to breach the walls and Red troops stormed into the city.
- police storm
- troops storm
- mobs storm
No one should be storming the southern border, OK?
- No one should be storming the southern border, OK?
- Guys, you can't storm a room you're allowed to be in.
- OK, we got people to storm the Capitol dressed as a Buffalo.
- Yeah, really obviously stormed the plane, took control of the plane.
- But there was no grand scheme to storm the Capitol and take hostages, right?
- Look, you have the guys, the thousands of people who stormed the Capitol, stormed the Capitol.
- Magamo sounds like the name of Elmo's uncle who stormed the capital.
- You know, that doesn't mean that that you go in and storm the capital.
Examples
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They're getting ready to storm the fort here.
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On September 6, an angry crowd stormed a U.N. relief office in West Timor.
Academic text (2000) -
We shall storm their castle and get my book !
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Otto, let's storm this beach.
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OK, we got people to storm the Capitol dressed as a Buffalo.
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Enraged French soldiers storm the breach and overwhelm the defenders.
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In 1099, the Crusaders stormed Jerusalem and established Christian sovereignty over the Holy Land.
Academic text (2002) -
The protesters decided to storm the government building to demand their rights.
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After months of planning, the soldiers were ready to storm the enemy base at dawn.
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Witnesses reported that a group of activists planned to storm the mayor's office in a show of defiance.
Synonyms
66
4.1
To enter a place suddenly to search for people or evidence
Antonyms
Idioms
1
9.1
To attack or strongly challenge a powerful organization, for example a government
- Informal
Taking any help because the situation is bad even if it is not perfect
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
19
6.0
A situation in which several bad things happen at the same time and make things much worse
- Specialized
5
3.4
A very strong storm with high winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
3
4.1
A US-led military attack in 1991 that quickly forced Iraq's army out of Kuwait
- US
3
4.1
An underground place where people go to stay safe during very strong storms like tornadoes
- Specialized
2
6.6
A sudden change in Earth's magnetic field when charged particles from the sun hit the planet
- US
1
3.0
An extra door outside the main door that keeps out bad weather and keeps warmth in
1
9.5
A member of a Nazi armed group that used violence before and during World War II
- US
1
3.9
An underground drain that carries rain and surface water from streets and roofs, not waste water
- Specialized
A serious heart condition with many dangerous fast heartbeats in a short time that needs urgent treatment
- Specialized
A violent rainstorm that moves in a long line across land around the equinox
A small black bird with white marks that lives in northern seas like the Atlantic and Mediterranean
- Specialized
A small seabird with dark feathers and pale belly that flies over the sea near storms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb storm (to attack) comes from the idea of being swept along by a weather storm, from the old German sturmaz, meaning 'violent movement'. That's why to storm a building is to rush in and take it by force.