boom
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/buːm/
English
Definitions
noun
- A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.“The boom of the surf.”
- A rapid expansion or increase.“You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry.”
- One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
verb
- To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.“I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.”
- (of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- To make something boom.“Men in grey robes slowly boom the drums of death.”
- To publicly praise.
interjection
- Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
- Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
noun
- A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
- A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
- A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
- The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
verb
- To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.“to boom off a boat”
- (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
noun
- A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
verb
- To flourish, grow, or progress.“Business was booming.”
- To cause to advance rapidly in price.“to boom railroad or mining shares”
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Synonyms
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