bomb
/bɑm/
noun
- A weapon that explodes and causes destruction.
- The army dropped a bomb on the enemy base during the war.
- Police safely defused the bomb before it could go off.
- A bomb exploded in the city center, damaging several buildings.
- Something that is very bad or fails completely (informal).
- The movie was a total bomb at the box office.
- His presentation was a bomb; nobody understood what he meant.
- That new restaurant turned out to be a bomb — the food was terrible.
- A large amount of money (informal, usually in phrase 'a bomb').
- That designer handbag cost a bomb.
- They spent a bomb on their wedding decorations.
- Repairing the car will cost a bomb.
verb
- To attack or destroy with a bomb or bombs.
- They bombed the bridge to stop the advance of troops.
- During the war, the city was heavily bombed.
- The air force bombed the enemy's supply lines.
- To fail completely (informal).
- I totally bombed my math test because I didn't study.
- The comedian bombed on stage; no one laughed at his jokes.
- Our team bombed in the championship game, losing by 20 points.
- To move very quickly (informal, often with 'down' or 'along').
- She bombed along the trail on her mountain bike.
- He bombed down the highway at 100 miles per hour.
- The skateboarder bombed down the steep hill.
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