bomb (bɒm
)
Definitions
noun
- a hollow projectile containing an explosive, incendiary, or other destructive substance, esp one carried by aircraft
- ((as modifier) ⇒
bomb disposal
a bomb bay
- ((in combination) ⇒
a bombload
bombproof
- any container filled with explosive ⇒
a car bomb
a letter bomb
- See the bomb
- a round or pear-shaped mass of volcanic rock, solidified from molten lava that has been thrown into the air
- medicine a container for radioactive material, applied therapeutically to any part of the body ⇒
a cobalt bomb
- British slang a large sum of money (esp in the phrase make a bomb)
- US Canadian slang a disastrous failure ⇒
the new play was a total bomb
- Australian New Zealand slang an old or dilapidated motorcar
- American football a very long high pass
- (in rugby union) another term for up-and-under
- See like a bomb
verb
- to attack with or as if with a bomb or bombs; drop bombs (on)
- (intr; often foll by off, along, etc) informal to move or drive very quickly
- (intr) slang to fail disastrously; be a flop ⇒
the new play bombed
See also bomb out
Word Origin
C17: from French bombe , from Italian bomba , probably from Latin bombus a booming sound, from Greek bombos , of imitative origin; compare Old Norse bumba drumTranslations
- British English:
bomb
A bomb is a device which explodes, damaging a large area or killing people.Bombs went off at two London train stations.bɒm NOUN Bombs went off at two London train stations.
- Spanish:
bomba
nf
- French:
bombe
nf
- German:
Bombe
nf
- Chinese: 炸弹 n
- Arabic: قُنْبُلَة n
- Portuguese: bomba nf
- Russian: бомба nf
- Croatian: bomba nf
- Czech: bomba nf
- Danish: bombe nutr
- Dutch: bom n
- Finnish: pommi n
- Greek: βόμβα nf
- Italian: bomba nf
- Japanese: 爆弾 n
- Korean: 폭탄 n
- Norwegian: bombe nm
- Polish: bomba nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: bomba nf
- European Spanish:
bomba
nf
- Swedish: bomb nutr
- Thai: ลูกระเบิด n
- Turkish: bomba n
- Vietnamese: quả bom n
- British English:
bomb
When a place is bombed, it is attacked with bombs.Airforce jets bombed the airport.bɒm VERB Airforce jets bombed the airport.
- Spanish:
bombardear
v
- French:
bombarder
vt
- German:
bombardieren
vt
- Chinese: 轰炸 vt
- Arabic: يَنْفَجِرُ vt
- Portuguese: bombardear vt
- Russian: бомбить vt
- Croatian: bombardirati v
- Czech: zbombardovat vt bombardovat
- Danish: bombe v
- Dutch: bombarderen vt
- Finnish: pommittaa v
- Greek: βομβαρδίζω v
- Italian: bombardare v
- Japanese: 爆撃する v
- Korean: ...을 폭격하다 vt
- Norwegian: bombe v
- Polish: zbombardować vt bombardować
- Brazilian Portuguese: bombardear vt
- European Spanish:
bombardear
v
- Swedish: bomba vt
- Thai: ทิ้งระเบิด vt
- Turkish: bombalamak vt
- Vietnamese: ném bom v
Usage examples
Your only excitement will be when the Far Right fire bomb your offices because you're giving good German money to black people.
, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)One option would be to use a nuclear device a hundred to a thousand times the size of the Hiroshima bomb.
New Scientist (2003)In November Shining Path militants were arrested for allegedly planning to set off a car bomb outside the US embassy.
Irish Times (2002)A Spanish terrorist group planned to plant a car bomb on a passenger ferry bound for Britain, it emerged yesterday.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The argument returned to its old course, whether or not to bomb the city.
, SHARPE'S PREY (2002)