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Definition of Bomb
1. Verb. Throw bombs at or attack with bombs. "The Americans bombed Dresden"
Generic synonyms: Assail, Attack
Specialized synonyms: Carpet Bomb, Bomb Out, Dive-bomb, Glide-bomb, Skip-bomb, Atom-bomb, Nuke, Hydrogen-bomb, Pattern-bomb, Atomise, Atomize, Nuke, Zap, Letter Bomb, Firebomb, Blast, Shell
Derivative terms: Bomber, Bomber, Bombing, Bombardment
2. Noun. An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions.
Generic synonyms: Explosive Device, Arms, Implements Of War, Munition, Weaponry, Weapons System
Derivative terms: Bomblet
3. Verb. Fail to get a passing grade. "Did I fail the test?"
Related verbs: Fail, Fail
Derivative terms: Failing
Antonyms: Pass
4. Noun. Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion.
5. Noun. An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual. "The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
Definition of Bomb
1. n. A great noise; a hollow sound.
2. v. t. To bombard.
3. v. i. To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
Definition of Bomb
1. Noun. (informal) The atomic bomb; the capacity to launch a nuclear attack. Often used with “the”. ¹
2. Noun. An explosive device used or intended as a weapon. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product. ¹
4. Noun. (US Australia informal) A car in poor condition. ¹
5. Noun. (UK slang) A large amount of money, a fortune. ¹
6. Noun. (chiefly British slang) A success; the bomb. ¹
7. Noun. (chiefly British slang) A very attractive woman; a bombshell. ¹
8. Noun. (often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction. ¹
9. Noun. (dated) The atomic bomb. ¹
10. Noun. (American football slang) A long forward pass. ¹
11. Noun. (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure. ¹
12. Noun. (informal) A jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, for maximum splashing. ¹
13. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. ¹
14. Verb. (intransitive slang) To fail dismally. ¹
15. Verb. (informal) To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs. ¹
16. Verb. (obsolete) To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bomb
1. to attack with bombs (explosive projectiles) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BOMBABLE [adj]
Medical Definition of Bomb
1. 1. A great noise; a hollow sound. "A pillar of iron . . . Which if you had struck, would make . . . A great bomb in the chamber beneath." (Bacon) 2. A shell; especially. A spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See Shell. 3. A bomb ketch. Bomb chest, a small ketch or vessel, very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be used in naval bombardments; called also mortar vessel. Bomb lance, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used in whale fishing. Volcanic bomb, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape. "I noticed volcanic bombs." Origin: F. Bombe bombshell, fr. L. Bombus a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)