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Definition of Boom

1. Verb. Make a resonant sound, like artillery. "The streets boom with cars "; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"

2. Noun. A deep prolonged loud noise.

3. Verb. Hit hard. "He smashed a 3-run homer"

4. Noun. A state of economic prosperity.

5. Verb. Be the case that thunder is being heard. "It was booming all day long "; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"

6. Noun. A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money). "The demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

7. Verb. Make a deep hollow sound. "Her voice booms out the words of the song"

8. Noun. A pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set.

9. Verb. Grow vigorously. "The business is going to boom "; "Business is booming"

10. Noun. 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.

Definition of Boom

1. n. A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

2. v. t. To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.

3. v. i. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.

4. n. A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.

5. v. t. To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator.

Definition of Boom

1. Verb. To make a loud, resonant sound. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) (figuratively of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To make something boom. ¹

4. Verb. (slang US obsolete) To publicly praise. ¹

5. Noun. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion. ¹

6. Noun. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds. ¹

7. Interjection. (non-gloss definition used to suggest the sound of an explosion.) ¹

8. Noun. (nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour. ¹

9. Noun. A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera. ¹

10. Noun. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting. ¹

11. Noun. (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones, are transversally mounted. ¹

12. Noun. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill. ¹

13. Noun. A wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment. ¹

14. Noun. The arm of a crane (mechanical lifting machine). ¹

15. Noun. The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor. ¹

16. Noun. A temporary floating barrier, such as one used to contain an oil spill. ¹

17. Noun. (economics business) A period of prosperity or high market activity. ¹

18. Verb. (intransitive) To be prosperous. ¹

19. Verb. (transitive dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boom

1. to make a deep, resonant sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Boom

1. 1. A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc. 2. A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended. 3. A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor. 4. A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage. 5. A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc, from floating away. Boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which the studding-sail booms traverse. The booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars, etc, are stowed. Origin: D. Boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See Beam. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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