Torpedo Definition
torpedo
noun
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
- a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
- armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
verb
- attack or hit with torpedoes
"Torpedo" in song lyrics
See how torpedo is used in real songs:
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"If she hot like a volcano, I strike like a torpedo"
Donald-D — Syndicate Posse * -
"I'm the motherfuckin, concrete-crushing torpedo"
Fiend f/ Master P, Mystikal — Do You Know? -
"It goes dropkick to torpedo"
Muph & Plutonic — Number 45
Words that rhyme with torpedo
Usage tips for "torpedo"
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