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Meaning:

Noun:

  • a concentrated discharge of projectile weapons
  • a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them
  • an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow
  • by extension an overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism
  • fencing A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.

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Verb:

  • transitive to direct a barrage at; to bombard

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