(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
I hope you didn’t get soaked standing out in the ~...
N-UNCOUNT: also the N
2.
In countries where ~ only falls in certain seasons, this ~ is referred to as the ~s.
...the spring, when the ~s came...
N-PLURAL: usu the N
3.
When ~ falls, you can say that it is ~ing.
It was ~ing hard, and she hadn’t an umbrella.
VERB: it V
4.
If someone ~s blows, kicks, or bombs on a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombs ~ on a person or place.
The police, ~ing blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park...
Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds ~ed on buildings.
VERB: V n on n, V on n
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Rain down means the same as ~ .
Fighter aircraft ~ed down high explosives...
Grenades and mortars ~ed down on Dubrovnik.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V P on n
5.
If you say that someone does something ~ or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.
Frances took her daughter walking every day, ~ or shine.
PHRASE