name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of Molotov cocktail.

Verb

1. 1
   To throw a Molotov cocktail at someone or something. informal, transitive

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A transliteration of the Russian surname Молотов (Molotov).

Synonyms

All synonyms

molliemolliemolotov cocktailpermvyacheslav mikhailovich molotov

Example

More examples

"Tom threw Molotov cocktails at the police."

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Мо́лотов (Mólotov). The verb is from the noun, an ellipsis of Molotov cocktail.

Related phrases

Molotov breadbasketMolotov cocktail

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