Bomb - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɑːm|  American pronunciation of the word bomb
Brit.  |bɒm|  British pronunciation of the word bomb

noun

- an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual (syn: dud, turkey)

verb

- throw bombs at or attack with bombs (syn: bombard)
The Americans bombed Dresden
- fail to get a passing grade (syn: fail, flunk)

Extra examples

A bomb went off downtown.

Many bombs were dropped on the city during the war.

They hid a bomb in the building.

The city was heavily bombed during the war.

The planes flew 200 miles to bomb their target.

The movie bombed at the box office.

The play bombed on Broadway.

He bombed at his first performance.

I completely bombed my math exam.

A car was bombing down the highway.

Fortunately the house was empty when the bomb exploded.

The bomb went off at 9.30 in the morning.

Enemy planes dropped over 200 bombs during the raid.

Terrorists had planted a bomb somewhere in the station.

One theory is that the bomb was detonated by remote control.

Phrasal verbs

bomb out  — make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
bomb up  — load an aircraft with bombs

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: bomb
he/she/it: bombs
present participle: bombing
past tense: bombed
past participle: bombed
noun
singular: bomb
plural: bombs
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