Bomb Definition
bŏm
bombed, bombing, bombs
noun
bombs
A container filled with an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical for dropping or hurling, or for detonating by a timing mechanism.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
An atomic or nuclear bomb. Used with the.
American Heritage
Any of various weapons detonated to release destructive material, such as smoke or gas.
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A heavily shielded apparatus with radioactive material in it, used in radiotherapy.
A cobalt bomb.
Webster's New World
verb
bombed, bombing, bombs
To be a complete failure.
Webster's New World
To attack, damage, or destroy with a bomb or bombs.
Webster's New World
To drop a bomb or bombs.
American Heritage
To fail miserably.
The play bombed.
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To paint a graffito.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bomb
Origin of Bomb
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From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bombos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself.
From Wiktionary
French bombe from Italian bomba probably from Latin bombus a booming sound from Greek bombos of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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