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A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.

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  1. bomb:

    n An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, (especially) one dropped from an aircraft.

    n (dated, often with the) The atomic bomb.

    n (figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.

    n (archaic) A mortar shell.

    n (colloquial) Any explosive charge.

    n (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.

    n (US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.

    n (UK, Australia, slang) A large amount of money.

    n (social) Something highly effective or attractive.

    n (chiefly Britain, slang) A success; the bomb.

    n (chiefly Britain, India, slang) A very attractive woman.

    n (often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.

    n An obscene word identified by its first letter.

    n (American football, slang) A long forward pass.

    n (rugby, soccer, slang) A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.

    n (basketball, slang) A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.

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

    n (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.

    n (obsolete) A great booming noise; a hollow sound.

    n (slang) A woman’s breast.

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

    n (slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.

    n (colloquial) 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.

    v (transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.

    v (transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.

    v (informal)

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

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

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

    v (slang)

    v (reflexive) To make oneself drunk.

    v To cover an area in many graffiti tags.

    v (transitive, intransitive) To fail dismally.

    v (intransitive, computing) To crash.

    v (transitive, slang) To make a smelly mess in (a toilet).

    v (obsolete) To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.

    v (slang) Synonym of parachute (“wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them”)

    adj (slang) Great, awesome.

    n (informal) The atomic bomb; the capacity to launch a nuclear attack.

    n (historical, archaic) Ellipsis of bomb ship. [(military, nautical, historical) A ship armed with high-angle mortars firing explosive or carcass shells, and specialized for shore bombardment.]


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