Definition of "boom"
- verb
To make a loud, resonant sound.
(figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
To make something boom.
To publicly praise.
To be prosperous.
To cause to advance rapidly in price.
- noun
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
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.
A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill.
A wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
The arm of a crane (mechanical lifting machine).
The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
A period of prosperity or high market activity.
- interjection
Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
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