take something by storm Definition

storm
noun

1a. An outbreak of violent weather, with severe winds and heavy falls of rain, hail or snow that is often accompanied by thunder and lightning

Thesaurus: tempest, cloudburst, downpour, blizzard, squall, hurricane, cyclone, gust, gale, monsoon, north-easter.


Example: snowstorm
2. A violent reaction, outburst or show of feeling.

Example: a storm of protest
3. A furious burst, eg of gunfire or applause.

verb stormed, storming

intr
1a. To go or come loudly and angrily;

Example: stormed out of the meeting
Thesaurus: rush, stalk, stomp.
intr
1b. To come or go forcefully.

Example: stormed through the defence to score
2. To say or shout something angrily.

Example: stormed abuse at him
3. military.
To make a sudden violent attack on something.
Example: stormed the embassy
Thesaurus: assail, assault, charge, beset.

Derivative: storming
noun, adj

Derivative: stormless
adj

Idiom: a storm in a teacup

colloq
A big fuss about something unimportant.

Idiom: take someone or something by storm

To enthral or captivate them or it totally and instantly.

To capture them or it by storming.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon storm.