VOLLEY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
   Hypernyms(s) volley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • return (what does return mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • ground stroke (what does ground stroke mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
2. Meaning
   • rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
   Synonym(s)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   • fusillade (what does fusillade mean?)
   • salvo (what does salvo mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
   Hypernyms(s) volley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fire (what does fire mean?)
   • firing (what does firing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
   • fusillade (what does fusillade mean?)

VOLLEY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • utter rapidly
   Usage Example(s)
   • volley a string of curses
   Hypernyms(s) volley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • utter (what does utter mean?)
   • emit (what does emit mean?)
   • let out (what does let out mean?)
   • let loose (what does let loose mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make a volley
   Hypernyms(s) volley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • play (what does play mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
3. Meaning
   • discharge in, or as if in, a volley
   Usage Example(s)
   • the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians
   Hypernyms(s) volley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fusillade (what does fusillade mean?)
   • salvo (what does salvo mean?)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
4. Meaning
   • hit before it touches the ground
   Usage Example(s)
   • volley the tennis ball
   Hypernyms(s) volley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
5. Meaning
   • be dispersed in a volley
   Usage Example(s)
   • gun shots volleyed at the attackers
   Hypernyms(s) volley is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disperse (what does disperse mean?)
   • dissipate (what does dissipate mean?)
   • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
   • spread out (what does spread out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fusillade (what does fusillade mean?)
   • salvo (what does salvo mean?)
   • volley (what does volley mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)