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boom
1[boom]
verb (used without object)
to make a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
to move with a resounding rush or great impetus.
to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously, as a business or a city.
Her business is booming since she enlarged the store.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
to give forth with a booming sound (often followed byout ).
The clock boomed out nine.
to boost; campaign for vigorously.
His followers are booming George for mayor.
noun
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
the resonant cry of a bird or animal.
a buzzing, humming, or droning, as of a bee or beetle.
a rapid increase in price, development, numbers, etc..
a boom in housing construction.
a period of rapid economic growth, prosperity, high wages and prices, and relatively full employment.
a rise in popularity, as of a political candidate.
adjective
caused by or characteristic of a boom.
boom prices.
boom
2[boom]
noun
Nautical.any of various more or less horizontal spars or poles for extending the feet of sails, especially fore-and-aft sails, for handling cargo, suspending mooring lines alongside a vessel, pushing a vessel away from wharves, etc.
Aeronautics.
an outrigger used on certain aircraft for connecting the tail surfaces to the fuselage.
a maneuverable and retractable pipe on a tanker aircraft for refueling another aircraft in flight.
a chain, cable, series of connected floating timbers, or the like, serving to obstruct navigation, confine floating timber, etc.
the area thus shut off.
Machinery.a spar or beam projecting from the mast of a derrick for supporting or guiding the weights to be lifted.
(on a motion-picture or television stage) a spar or beam on a mobile crane for holding or manipulating a microphone or camera.
verb (used with object)
to extend or position, as a sail (usually followed by out oroff ).
to manipulate (an object) by or as by means of a crane or derrick.
verb (used without object)
to sail at full speed.
boom
1/ ː /
verb
to make a deep prolonged resonant sound, as of thunder or artillery fire
to prosper or cause to prosper vigorously and rapidly
business boomed
noun
a deep prolonged resonant sound
the boom of the sea
the cry of certain animals, esp the bittern
a period of high economic growth characterized by rising wages, profits, and prices, full employment, and high levels of investment, trade, and other economic activity Compare depression
any similar period of high activity
the activity itself
a baby boom
boom
2/ ː /
noun
nautical a spar to which a sail is fastened to control its position relative to the wind
a beam or spar pivoting at the foot of the mast of a derrick, controlling the distance from the mast at which a load is lifted or lowered
a pole, usually extensible, carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set
a barrier across a waterway, usually consisting of a chain of connected floating logs, to confine free-floating logs, protect a harbour from attack, etc
the area so barred off
Other 51Թ Forms
- boomingly adverb
- boomless adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of boom1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of boom1
Origin of boom2
Idioms and Phrases
lower the boom, to take decisive punitive action.
The government has lowered the boom on tax evaders.
Example Sentences
Christophe Hodder, a UN climate security and environmental adviser, warns that the unchecked construction boom could lead to long-term environmental consequences.
"We closed the door, and suddenly there was such a big boom," she says.
The awards for teenage world champion Littler and world number one Humphries are further evidence of darts' booming popularity.
Critics of the peers' proposal say it would stifle the AI industry and result in the UK getting left behind in this lucrative and booming sector.
Washington: You can always kinda see certain folks have that moment where the boom happens, right?
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When To Use
A boom is a deep, loud, resonant sound that echoes or travels rapidly, like the sound of thunder.To boom is to create such a sound, as in The thunder boomed overhead, which scared our poor dog.A boom is also a rapid increase in prices, development, numbers, and the like, as in Thanks to the new majors, the college is experiencing a boom in student enrollment. When an entire economy goes through a period of quick growth, that, too, is a boom.To boom is also to grow rapidly, as a business or economy might, as in Houses are selling so fast that the housing market is booming.Example: There was a loud boom from around the corner and then a few minutes later there were police cars coming from everywhere.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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