take by storm (English, verb)
expansion: take by storm (third-person singular simple present takes by storm, present participle taking by storm, simple past took by storm, past participle taken by storm)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack.
tags: transitive
glosses: To seize, overpower, or captivate in a sudden and forceful manner.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: takes by storm
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking by storm
tags: participle
present
form: took by storm
tags: past
form: taken by storm
tags: participle
past