Definition of violent

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Violent (v. i.) To be violent; to act violently.

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Disturbance :: Disturbance (n.) Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
Hurricane :: Hurricane (n.) A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively..
Dissension :: Dissension (n.) Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel..
Heft :: Heft (n.) The act or effort of heaving/ violent strain or exertion.
Dragoon :: Dragoon (v. t.) To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute.
Fright :: Fright (n.) A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm..
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality..
Jacobin :: "Jacobin (n.) One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing government; a turbulent demagogue..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
Vehement :: Vehement (a.) Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head..
Hot-headed :: Hot-headed (a.) Fiery; violent; rash; hasty; impetuous; vehement.
Rampage :: Rampage (v. i.) To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to rage..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A driving; a violent movement.
Red-hot :: Red-hot (a.) Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a red-hot radical..
Tumult :: Tumult (n.) Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements..
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony..
Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.
Digladiate :: Digladiate (v. i.) To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently.
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