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Boom

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Noun

1. boom, roar, roaring, thunder

a deep prolonged loud noise

2. boom

a state of economic prosperity

3. bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall

a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

Example Sentences:
'the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line'

4. boom, microphone boom

a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

5. boom

any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring

Verb

6. boom, din

make a resonant sound, like artillery

Example Sentences:
'His deep voice boomed through the hall'

7. blast, boom, nail, smash

hit hard

Example Sentences:
'He smashed a 3-run homer'

8. boom, thunder

be the case that thunder is being heard

Example Sentences:
'Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed'

9. boom, boom out

make a deep hollow sound

Example Sentences:
'Her voice booms out the words of the song'

10. boom, expand, flourish, thrive

grow vigorously

Example Sentences:
'The deer population in this town is thriving'
'business is booming'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Boom

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verb
1. 
to make a deep prolonged resonant sound, as of thunder or artillery fire
2. 
to prosper or cause to prosper vigorously and rapidly
business boomed
noun
3. 
a deep prolonged resonant sound
the boom of the sea
4. 
the cry of certain animals, esp the bittern
5. 
a period of high economic growth characterized by rising wages, profits, and prices, full employment, and high levels of investment, trade, and other economic activity
Compare depression (sense 5)
6. 
any similar period of high activity
7. 
the activity itself
a baby boom
noun
1. nautical
a spar to which a sail is fastened to control its position relative to the wind
2. 
a beam or spar pivoting at the foot of the mast of a derrick, controlling the distance from the mast at which a load is lifted or lowered
3. 
a pole, usually extensible, carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set
4. 
a. 
a barrier across a waterway, usually consisting of a chain of connected floating logs, to confine free-floating logs, protect a harbour from attack, etc
b. 
the area so barred off

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Boom

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verb intransitive
1. 
to make a deep, hollow, resonant sound
verb transitive
2. 
to speak or indicate with such a sound
usually with out
the clock boomed out the hour
noun
3. 
a booming sound, as of thunder, heavy guns, etc.
4. 
the resonant cry of certain animals, as the bullfrog
noun
1. 
a spar extending from a mast to hold the bottom of a sail outstretched
2. 
a long beam extending as from an upright to lift or carry something and guide it as needed
the boom of a derrick, a microphone boom
3. 
a barrier of chains or poles to obstruct navigation
4.  US, Lumbering
a. 
a barrier across a river or around an area of water to prevent floating logs from dispersing
b. 
the area in which logs are thus confined
5.  Aeronautics
a retractable metal tube for transferring fuel from a tanker to another plane in flight
verb transitive
6. 
to stretch out (sails) as with a boom so as to take maximum advantage of a wind abaft the beam and hence make speed
verb intransitive US
7. 
to go rapidly along; move with speed or vigor
usually with along
verb intransitive
1. 
to increase suddenly in size, importance, activity, etc.; undergo swift, vigorous growth; flourish
business boomed
verb transitive
2. 
to promote vigorously; popularize
they boomed him for mayor
noun
3. 
swift, vigorous growth or development
4. 
a period of business prosperity, industrial expansion, etc.
5. 
a sudden favorable turn in business or political prospects
adjective
6. 
of, characteristic of, or resulting from a boom in business, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Boom

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v. boomed, boom·ing, booms
v.intr.
1. To make a deep, resonant sound.
2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish: Business is booming.
v.tr.
1. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound: a field commander booming out orders.
2. To cause to grow or flourish; boost.
n.
1. A deep resonant sound, as of an explosion.
2. A time of economic prosperity.
3. A sudden increase, as in popularity.
n.
1. Nautical A spar extending usually from a mast to hold the foot, clew, or tack of a sail.
2. A long pole extending upward at an angle from the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects being lifted or suspended.
3.
a. A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs, typically used to block the passage of boats or to arrest the downstream motion of logs in a log drive.
b. A floating barrier serving to catch debris or to contain an oil spill.
4. A long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.
5.
a. A spar that connects the tail surfaces and the main structure of an airplane.
b. A long hollow tube attached to a tanker aircraft, through which fuel flows to another aircraft being refueled in flight.
tr.v. boomed, boom·ing, booms
To move or position using a crane: boomed the cargo onto the ship.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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