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storm 1, noun (oh) and Less-developed countries (LDCs) (money)


storm 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin:]
[C] a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning
::The storm broke (=suddenly started) at five o'clock.
::a night-time thunderstorm
::Twenty people were killed when storms struck the Mid-West.
::There's a storm brewing (=starting) in the Pacific.
::a dust storm
::a summer storm
[C usually singular] a situation in which people suddenly express very strong feelings about something that someone has said or done
::The governor found himself at the center of a political storm .
storm of protest/Abuse/criticism etc
::Government plans for hospital closures provoked a storm of protest.
whip/blow/kick etc up a storm
::a man would could whip up a storm in her heart
take somewhere by storm
a) to be very successful in a particular place
::The new show took London by storm.
b) to attack a place using large numbers of soldiers, and succeed in getting possession of it
weather the storm
to experience a difficult period and reach the end of it without being harmed or damaged too much
::I'll stay and weather the storm.
a storm in a teacup
BrE an unnecessary expression of strong feelings about something that is very unimportant
Dance/sing/cook etc up a storm
to do something with all your energy
::They were dancing up a storm.

Less-developed countries (LDCs) (money)


Definition: [crh] Also known as emerging markets. Countries who's per capita GDP is below a World Bank-determined level.