(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
In sport, if someone ~s the ball, they hit it before it touches the ground.
He ~ed the ball spectacularly into the far corner of the net...
McNeil ~ed more effectively in the second set.
VERB: V n prep/adv, V
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Volley is also a noun.
She hit most of the winning ~s.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ of gunfire is a lot of bullets that travel through the air at the same time.
It’s still not known how many died in the ~s of gunfire...
N-COUNT: oft N of n