Main Entry: ²volley

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): vol·leyed; vol·ley·ing

Date: 1591

transitive verb 1 : to discharge in or as if in a volley
2 : to propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground; especially : to hit (a tennis ball) on the volleyintransitive verb 1 : to become discharged in or as if in a volley
2 : to make a volley; specifically : to volley an object of play (as in tennis)

— vol·ley·er noun