Bomb
/bΙm/
The meaning and definition of Bomb, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
βbox office bombβ
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon.
verb
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(especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.
βI was bombing down the road on my motorbike.β
- To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
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Synonyms
cannonball fortune packet pretty penny
Origin
From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek Ξ²ΟΞΌΞ²ΞΏΟ.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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