avalanche

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Synonyms: valanche, valance, avalanches, avalanched

Antonyms: valanche, valance, avalanches, avalanched

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Noun

1. A large mass or body of [[snow]] and [[ice]] sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a [[precipice]].
2. A [[fall]] of [[earth]], [[rock]]s, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} A sudden, great, or irresistible [[descent]] or [[influx]]; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To descend like an avalanche.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To come down upon; to overwhelm.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[propel]] downward like an avalanche.

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