bomb


Definition: Meaning of, bomb in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɒm /

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bomb bombs
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  1. weapon a weapon made of material that will explode
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  2. bad performance/event American English informal a play, film, event etc that is not successful
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  3. be the bomb informal to be very good or exciting
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  4. the bomb used to describe NUCLEAR weapons, and especially the HYDROGEN BOMB
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  5. cost a bomb British English informal to cost a lot of money
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  6. make a bomb British English informal to get a lot of money by doing something
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
bomb bombed bombed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bombing bombs
  1. [transitive] to attack a place by leaving a bomb there, or by dropping bombs on it from a plane
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English informal to move or drive very quickly
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] American English informal to fail a test very badly
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  4. [intransitive] American English if a play, film, event etc bombs, it is not successful
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bomb used in phrases

  • A-bomb (noun)
    1. an ATOMIC BOMB
  • E-bomb (noun)
    1. a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings
  • GP bomb (noun)
    1. 500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive a large bomb whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect
  • Guided Bomb Unit-28 (noun)
    1. a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities
  • H-bomb (noun)
    1. HYDROGEN BOMB
  • aerosol bomb (noun)
    1. a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
    2. usually by means of a propellant gas a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray
  • antipersonnel bomb (noun)
    1. a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
  • atom bomb (noun)
    1. splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239 a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission
  • atom-bomb (verb)
    1. bomb with atomic weapons
  • atomic bomb (noun)
    1. a NUCLEAR bomb that splits atoms to cause an extremely large explosion
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bomb used in phrasal verbs

  • bomb out (phrasal verb)
    1. be bombed out (of something)
    2. to be forced to leave a place because of being attacked by bombs
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