Volleyed

vol·ley  (vl)

n. pl. vol·leys

1.

a. A simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles.

b. The missiles thus discharged.

2. A bursting forth of many things together: a volley of oaths.

3. Sports

a. The flight of a ball before it touches the ground: kicked the soccer ball on the volley.

b. A shot, especially in tennis, made by striking the ball before it touches the ground.

v. vol·leyed, vol·ley·ing, vol·leys

v.tr.

1. To discharge in or as if in a volley: volley musket shots at the attackers.

2. Sports To strike (a tennis ball, for example) before it touches the ground.

v.intr.

1. To be discharged in or as if in a volley.

2. Sports To make a volley, especially in tennis.

3. To move rapidly, forcefully, or loudly like missiles: The hailstones volleyed down. Charges and countercharges volleyed through the courtroom.

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[French volée, from Old French, from voler, to fly, from Latin volre.]

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volley·er n.