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Noun: bomb  bóm
  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
Verb: bomb  bóm
  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: bombing, bombs, 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