1. An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions 
2. Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
   - bomb calorimeter 
3. An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
   - turkey, dud, flop, clunker [N. Amer] 
4. [Brit] A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
   - pile, bundle, big bucks, megabucks, big money

1. Throw bombs at or attack with bombs
   "The Americans bombed Dresden"
   - bombard 
2. Fail to get a passing grade
   - fail, flunk, flush it 
3. [Brit] Move quickly and violently
   - tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck 
4. Fail badly
   - tank [N. Amer], crash and burn

Derived forms: bombs, bombing, bombed

See also: bomber, bombing, bomblet

Type of: arms, assail, attack, belt along, bucket along, bust, calorimeter, cannonball along, explosive device, fizzle, flop, hasten, hie [archaic], hotfoot, implements of war, money, munition, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, weaponry, weapons system

Encyclopedia: Bomb Bomb, ground, 6 lb

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