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| 1. | [ noun ] (military,arms) an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions | |
| Related terms: | weaponry explosive_device grenade megaton_bomb atom_bomb hydrogen_bomb firebomb cruise_missile balloon_bomb fragmentation_bomb cluster_bomb car_bomb gas_bomb stink_bomb remote-control_bomb incendiary_bomb chemical_bomb time_bomb Molotov_cocktail pipe_bomb dumb_bomb plastic_bomb general-purpose_bomb smoke_bomb bomblet depth_charge letter_bomb penetration_bomb e-bomb briefcase_bomb bombshell smart_bomb aerosol_bomb blockbuster | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (military) attack with bombs | |
| Examples: | "The Americans bombed Dresden" |
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| Related terms: | attack glide-bomb pattern-bomb letter-bomb skip-bomb atom-bomb hydrogen-bomb nuke dive-bomb firebomb bomb_out | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,physics) strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion | |
| Synonyms: | bomb_calorimeter | |
| Related terms: | calorimeter | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (military) throw bombs at or attack with bombs | |
| Synonyms: | bombard | |
| Examples: | "The Americans bombed Dresden" |
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| Related terms: | attack blast glide-bomb skip-bomb firebomb letter-bomb pattern-bomb nuke atom-bomb dive-bomb bomb_out carpet_bomb letter_bomb hydrogen-bomb bombing bomber | |
| 5. | [ verb ] fail to get a passing grade | |
| Synonyms: | flunk flush_it fail | |
| Examples: | "She studied hard but failed nevertheless" "Did I fail the test?" |
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| Related terms: | pass pass fail fail turkey failing | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | |
| Synonyms: | dud turkey | |
| Examples: | "the first experiment was a real turkey" "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" |
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| Related terms: | flop fail | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bomba bombie Bombay bonobo |
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