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Barrage
01
a large amount of something all at once, like a lot of criticism or questions
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
barrages
Examples
The politician faced a barrage of tough questions from reporters.
02
a continuous, concentrated attack using artillery to cover a wide area rather than aim at a single target
Examples
The troops advanced under a constant barrage of enemy fire.
to barrage
01
to bombard someone with a string of questions
Transitive: to barrage sb with quastions
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
barrage
3rd person singular
barrages
Past simple
barraged
Past participle
barraged
Examples
The teacher was barraged by complaints from students about the difficult and lengthy assignment.
Lexical Tree
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