Definition of bom

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1. boom [ v ] make a resonant sound; as of artillery
Examples: : "His deep voice boomed through the hall."

Used in print:

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

`` We were on our vacation in Canada '' , Howard explained , in a muffled voice that must have been used_to booming , `` and the news did n't catch_up_with us till we were nearly home .

Synonyms boom din Related Terms go blare

2. boom [ n ] a deep prolonged loud noise

Used in print:

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

a dull boom and a throbbing echo .

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

This joke was not funny to Linda_Kay , and she blushed , as she always did ; then , hearing the muffled boom of Howard 's laughter , blushed redder .

Synonyms roar thunder roaring boom Related Terms noise roar thunder

3. boom [ v ] hit hard
Examples: "He smashed a 3-run homer"

Used in print:

(The New York Times,...)

He boomed a 280 - yard drive .

Synonyms smash blast boom nail Related Terms hit blast

4. boom [ n ] a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Examples: "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

Synonyms bonanza goldmine manna_from_heaven bunce godsend gold_rush gravy windfall boom Related Terms happening

5. boom [ n ] a state of economic prosperity

Synonyms boom Related Terms prosperity

6. boom [ n ] a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

Synonyms microphone_boom boom Related Terms pole

7. boom [ v ] make a deep hollow sound
Examples: "Her voice booms out the words of the song"

Synonyms boom_out boom Related Terms go

8. boom [ v ] grow stronger
Examples: "The economy was booming"

Synonyms flourish expand prosper thrive get_ahead boom Related Terms grow revive luxuriate

9. boom [ v ] be the case that thunder is being heard
Examples: "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed."

Synonyms boom thunder Related Terms thunder storm

10. Boom [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27963

Synonyms Boom

11. boom [ n ] any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring

Synonyms boom Related Terms spar sailing_vessel

Rhymes with

balm bomb embalm firebomb firebomb

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