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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

  1. verb To use violent force against a person or place.
  2. verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
  3. verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
  4. noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
  5. noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.

bail — full definition

  1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
  2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
  3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.

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