taom — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
- bout noun A short period of an activity, especially something difficult like an illness or a fight.
- fit adj Physically healthy and in good shape.
- paroxysm noun A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.
- seizure noun The act of taking something by force or by legal authority.
- spasm noun A sudden, involuntary tightening of a muscle or group of muscles.
- teem verb To be stocked to overflowing.
Senses
taom is used for these senses in English:
- attack (medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
- bail out (transitive, nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
- bout A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
- paroxysm (countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.
- seizure A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
- seizure A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
- spasm A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
- teem (cooking, Scotland, Ireland) To drain the water from (boiled potatoes etc.).
attack — full definition
- verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
- verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
- noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
- noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.
bail — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
- verb To scoop water out of a boat.
- verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.