volley in English dictionary

  • volley

    Meanings and definitions of "volley"

    • The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullet; the projectiles so fired
    • (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces
    • (sports) A shot, especially in tennis, in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
    • (transitive) To fire a volley of shots
    • (sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
    • (intransitive) To be fired in a volley
    • (sports, intransitive) To make a volley
    • noun
      The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired
    • noun
      A burst or emission of many things at once.
    • noun
      (sports)
      The flight of a ball just before it bounces
    • noun
      (sports)
      A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
    • noun
      (cricket)
      A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To fire a volley of shots
    • verb
      (sports, transitive)
      To hit the ball before it touches the ground
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be fired in a volley
    • verb
      (sports, intransitive)
      To make a volley
    • simultaneous fire
    • flight of a ball before it bounces
    • shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
    • noun
      a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
    • noun
      rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
    • verb
      be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
    • verb
      discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
    • verb
      hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
    • verb
      make a volley
    • verb
      utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"

    Synonyms of "volley" in English dictionary

    disperse, let out, emit are the top synonyms of "volley" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "volley" in English dictionary

    ground stroke is the antonym of "volley" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of volley

    • volley ( plural  volleys)
    • volley ( third-person singular simple present volleys, present participle volleying, simple past and past participle volleyed)
    • volley (plural volleys)
    • volley (third-person singular simple present volleys, present participle volleying, simple past and past participle volleyed)
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