bomb

noun

UK /bɒm/

Word Forms

singular	bomb
plural	bombs

1
countable Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a weapon made to explode at a particular time or when it hits something
Bombs fell on the city every night for two weeks.
plant a bomb:
The bomb had been planted in a busy street.
Synonyms and related words
Types of bomb, explosive or missile
A-bomb
atom bomb
ballistic missile
1. 1a
  only before nounrelating to or caused by a bomb
  a bomb attack
  a bomb blast/explosion
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of bomb, explosive or missile
  A-bomb
  atom bomb
  ballistic missile
2

the bomb
or
the Bomb
old-fashionednuclear weapons, considered as a group
Synonyms and related words
Nuclear weapons
A-bomb
atom bomb
the bomb
3
the bomb
informal
something really good
This looks the bomb.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 05/03/2014
Open Dictionary - March2014

phrases

go down a bomb (with someone)

go like a bomb

look like a bomb has hit it

make a bomb (doing something/out of something)

bomb

noun

US /bɑm/

Word Forms

singular	bomb
plural	bombs

1
countable Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a weapon made to explode at a particular time or when it hits something
Bombs fell on the city every night for two weeks.
plant a bomb:
The bomb had been planted in a busy street.
Synonyms and related words
Types of bomb, explosive or missile
A-bomb
atom bomb
atomic bomb
1. 1a
  only before nounrelating to or caused by a bomb
  a bomb attack
  a bomb blast/explosion
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of bomb, explosive or missile
  A-bomb
  atom bomb
  atomic bomb
2
countable Americana container in which insect poison is kept under pressure
a flea bomb (=used for killing fleas)
Synonyms and related words
Controlling weeds, insects and pests
bomb
camphor
citronella
3

the bomb
or
the Bomb
old-fashionednuclear weapons, considered as a group
Synonyms and related words
Nuclear weapons
A-bomb
atom bomb
atomic bomb
4
the bomb
informal
something really good
This looks the bomb.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 05/03/2014
Open Dictionary - March2014

phrases

be the bomb

look like a bomb has hit it

bomb

verb

UK /bɒm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bomb
he/she/it	bombs
present participle	bombing
past tense	bombed
past participle	bombed

1
transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to attack a place with a bomb
NATO aircraft bombed the town again last night.
The railway station was bombed by terrorists.
be heavily/badly bombed:
This whole area was heavily bombed during the conflict.
Synonyms and related words
To attack with weapons or bombs
attack
bayonet
be bombed out (of something)
2
intransitive Britishinformalto move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle
bomb along/up/down:
I saw you bombing along the street on your bike.
Synonyms and related words
To move somewhere quickly
fly
hasten
speed
3
intransitive informalto be very unsuccessful
His latest film bombed at the box office (=not many people went to see it).
Synonyms and related words
To fail, or to stop being successful
fail
founder
languish
1. 3a
  intransitive/transitive mainly Americaninformalto fail a test very badly
  Synonyms and related words
  To sit, pass or fail an examination or test
  bomb
  dip out
  fail
4
intransitive computinginformalif a computer program bombs, it stops working because of a problem
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
bomb
boot

phrasal verbs

bomb out

bomb

verb

US /bɑm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bomb
he/she/it	bombs
present participle	bombing
past tense	bombed
past participle	bombed

1
transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to attack a place with a bomb
NATO aircraft bombed the town again last night.
The railroad station was bombed by terrorists.
be heavily/badly bombed:
This whole area was heavily bombed during the conflict.
Synonyms and related words
To attack with weapons or bombs
attack
bayonet
blitz
2

bomb
or
bomb out
intransitive informalto be very unsuccessful
The movie bombed at the box office (=not many people went to see it).
Synonyms and related words
To fail, or to stop being successful
fail
founder
languish
1. 2a
  intransitive/transitive informalto fail a test very badly
  I bombed my geography quiz.
  Synonyms and related words
  To sit, pass or fail an examination or test
  bomb
  dip out
  fail
3
intransitive Britishinformalto move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle
Synonyms and related words
To move somewhere quickly
fly
hasten
speed

phrasal verbs

bomb out

bomb out of

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the bomb

the Bomb

the bomb

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the bomb

the Bomb

the bomb

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bomb

bomb out

bomb

bomb

bomb

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