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   bomb

   /bɒm/

   noun

   • 1. a container filled with explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing, proximity, or remote-control device: "a bomb attack" Similar explosiveincendiary deviceincendiarydevicemissileprojectiletrajectiledated:blockbusterbombshell
   • ▪ an explosive device fitted into a specified object: "a 100 lb van bomb"
   • ▪ nuclear weapons considered collectively as agents of mass destruction: "she joined the fight against the bomb" Similar nuclear weaponsnuclear bombsatom bombsA-bombs
   • 2. a lump of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano.
   • ▪ a pear-shaped weight used to anchor a fishing line to the bottom.
   • 3. a large sum of money: informal British "that silk must have cost a bomb" Similar a fortunea small fortunea king's ransoma huge amounta vast suma large sum of moneya lotmillionsbillionsinformal:a packeta minta bundlea pilea wada pretty pennyan arm and a lega tidy suma killingloadsamoneyshedloadssilly moneybig bucksbig moneygazillionsbig bickies
   • 4. a film, play, or other event that fails badly: informal "that bomb of an old movie"
   • 5. an outstandingly good person or thing: informal US "the site would really be da bomb if its content were updated more frequently"
   • 6. a long forward pass or hit in a ball game: "a two-run bomb"
   • 7. a cannabis cigarette. informal

   verb

   • 1. attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs: "they bombed the city at dawn" Similar bombarddrop bombs onexplodeblastshelltorpedoblitzstrafepoundattackassaultraidblow upblow to bitsblow sky-highdestroywipe outlevelraze (to the ground)demolishflattentopplewreckdevastatepulverizeobliterateravagesmasharchaic:cannonade
   • ▪ make someone homeless by destroying their home with bombs: "my family were bombed out while I was fighting"
   • 2. move very quickly: informal British "we were bombing down the motorway at breakneck speed" Similar speedhurryracerunsprintdashboltdartrushhastenhurtlecareerstreakshootwhizzzoomgo like lightninggo hell for leatherspank alongbowl alongrattle alongwhirlwhooshbuzzswoopflashblastchargestampedegallopsweephareflywingscurryscudscutterscrambleinformal:beltpelttearhotfoot itzapzipwhipscootscorchburn rubbergo like a bat out of hellbucketshiftput one's foot downgo like the clappersleg itwheechclipboogiehightailbarrellay rubberget the lead outvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assliterary:fleetarchaic:posthierare:driveOpposite amblestroll
   • 3. (of a film, play, or other event) fail badly: informal "it just became another big-budget film that bombed" Similar failbe unsuccessfulnot succeedlack successfall throughfall flatbreak downabortmiscarrybe defeatedsuffer defeatbe in vainbe frustratedcollapsefoundermisfirebackfirenot come up to scratchmeet with disastercome to griefcome to nothingcome to naughtmiss the markrun agroundgo astrayinformal:flopfizzle outflatlinecome a cropperbite the dustblow up in someone's facego down like a lead balloonOpposite succeed

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus ‘booming, humming’, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin.

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