bomb
Pronunciation: /bɒm/
The English word “bomb” has 20 meanings listed here.
noun
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- The atomic bomb.
- Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
- A grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell.
- Any explosive charge.
- A bag or balloon containing a substance such as water, flour, or paint, designed to burst and splatter.
- Anything that is at risk of exploding (literally) or that has exploded.
- A fart.
- A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
- A car in poor condition.
- A large amount of money.
- A success; the bomb.
- A very attractive woman.
- An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
- An obscene word identified by its first letter.
- A long forward pass.
- A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.
- A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.
- A highly potent joint (cannabis cigarette).
- A piece of food, often small, usually intensely flavored.
Etymology
From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself. Doublet of bombe. Compare boom.
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