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/stɔrm/ 
| singular | storm |
| plural | storms |
- 1[countable] an occasion when a lot of rain falls very quickly, often with very strong winds or thunder and lightning
A fierce storm hit the west coast of Florida early this morning.
a storm breaks (=begins):A violent storm broke just as we reached the mountain.
a storm sweeps (=moves very quickly):Cars were forced to the side of the road as a severe summer storm swept the area.
a storm is brewing (=will happen soon):There was a storm brewing on the horizon.
Collocations: storm
▪ fierce, freak, great, howling, raging, severe, terrible, violent - 2[singular] a situation in which many people are upset or excited
the storm over working conditions
cause/provoke/spark a storm of something:His arrest provoked a storm of protest.
a storm brews (=starts):Laurence is blissfully unaware of the legal storm brewing around him.
Collocations: storm
▪ cause, create, provoke, raise, spark, unleash
phrases
the calm/lull before the storm
go down a storm
take something by storm
- 1to be very successful in a particular place or among a particular group of people
Jazz took London and Paris by storm in the 1920s.
...up a storm
informalweather/ride the storm
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