bomb

B1
Pronunciation
/bɒm/
/bɒm/
/bɑm/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

An explosive device used or intended as a weapon.

2 Definition

A failure; an unpopular commercial product.

Example Sentences
  • box office bomb
3 Definition

A large amount of money.

Synonyms
fortune packet pretty penny
Example Sentences
  • cost a bomb
4 Definition

(social) Something highly effective or attractive.

5 Definition

A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.

6 Definition

A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.

7 Definition

A great booming noise; a hollow sound.

8 Definition

A woman’s breast.

9 Definition

A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.

10 Definition

A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.

11 Definition

An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.

Synonyms
cannonball
Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.

2 Definition

To fail dismally.

3 Definition

To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.

4 Definition

To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.

5 Definition

To cover an area in many graffiti tags.

6 Definition

To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.

7 Definition

To make oneself drunk.

8 Definition

(especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.

Example Sentences
  • I was bombing down the road on my motorbike.
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Great, awesome.

Example Sentences
  • Have you tried the new tacos from that restaurant? They're pretty bomb!