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bombs

/bɒmz/

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noun

An explosive device used or intended as a weapon.

Examples :

"During the war, soldiers used bombs to destroy enemy buildings. "

weapon military war device

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A failure; an unpopular commercial product.

Examples :

"box office bomb"

outcome business entertainment

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A large amount of money.

Examples :

"cost a bomb"

amount finance business

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(social) Something highly effective or attractive.

Examples :

"Her new hairstyle is bombs; everyone at school loves it! "

style entertainment culture

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A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.

Examples :

"Forecasters warned that two bombs were forming in the Atlantic, threatening to bring strong winds and heavy rain to coastal regions. "

weather nature disaster environment

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A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.

Examples :

"The chemist placed the reactants into the thick-walled bombs before starting the high-pressure reaction. "

chemistry material substance

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A great booming noise; a hollow sound.

Examples :

"The empty plastic jug, when kicked across the gymnasium floor, produced hollow bombs with each bounce. "

sound military weapon

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A woman’s breast.

body sex anatomy

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A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.

Examples :

"At the wrestling match, the stronger wrestler delivered two powerful bombs, leaving his opponent struggling to get back on his feet. "

sport entertainment action

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A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.

Examples :

"He took two "bombs" before the rave to keep him going all night. "

medicine substance

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An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.

Examples :

"The children did bombs into the pool, sending water splashing everywhere and soaking anyone nearby. "

sport entertainment action

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verb

To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.

Examples :

"The pilot bombs the enemy base. "

military war weapon action

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To fail dismally.

Examples :

"The comedian's new routine completely bombed; no one laughed at any of his jokes. "

outcome entertainment sport business

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To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.

Examples :

"The children loved to bombs into the pool after school. "

sport action entertainment

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To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.

Examples :

"The alarm clock bombed loudly, waking everyone in the house. "

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To cover an area in many graffiti tags.

Examples :

"The local teenagers bombed the abandoned train car with colorful graffiti tags. "

art culture property

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To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.

Examples :

"Because the pool was green and cloudy after weeks of neglect, the lifeguard decided to bombs it with chlorine. "

utility environment service technical

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To make oneself drunk.

Examples :

"He bombed out on the celebratory beers after work, feeling quite intoxicated. "

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(especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.

Examples :

"I was bombing down the road on my motorbike."

action vehicle way