MikeLigalig.com

ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Intj
Pronunciation: /buːm/

Definition 1:
• Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
Example: crash boom bang

Definition 2:
• Used to suggest something happening suddenly or unexpectedly; voilà.
Example: Add one cup of hot water, wait a minute, and boom — your cup of ramen is ready.

Definition 3:
• The sound of a bass drum beating.

Definition 4:
• The sound of a cannon firing.
Name
Pronunciation: /boʊm/

Definition 1:
• A Belgian town and municipality in the southwest of the Flemish province of Antwerp.
Noun
Pronunciation: /buːm/

Definition 1:
• A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
Example: the boom of the surf

Definition 2:
• A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
Labels: nautical, sailing, transport

Definition 3:
• A rapid expansion or increase.
Example: You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry.

Definition 4:
• A specially-designed, movable pole, used to suspend a microphone or camera high above the ground during filming or recording.
Labels: arts, broadcasting, film, hobbies, lifestyle, media, photography, television, videography

Definition 5:
• A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: depression, recession
Labels: business, economics, sciences

Definition 6:
• Ellipsis of boom microphone (a microphone supported on such a pole).
Labels: arts, broadcasting, film, hobbies, lifestyle, media, photography, television, videography, abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis

Definition 7:
• Ellipsis of sonic boom.
Labels: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Definition 8:
• A deployable structure on spacecraft used for mounting solar panels, radiators, antennae, instruments, etc.

Definition 9:
• One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.

Definition 10:
• A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

Definition 11:
• An instance of booming.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: moob
Labels: board-games, chess, computer, computing, engineering, games, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, slang

Definition 12:
• The longest element of a Yagi-Uda antenna, on which the other, smaller antennae are transversally mounted.
Labels: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Definition 13:
• A boom barrier; a lowerable bar used to block vehicle access.

Definition 14:
• A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation on water, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chain, chain boom

Definition 15:
• A gymnastics apparatus, similar to a balance beam, which must be traversed as part of an obstacle course, typically as a training exercise in school or as part of basic training for new military recruits.
Labels: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Definition 16:
• A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.

Definition 17:
• The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
Verb
Pronunciation: /buːm/

Definition 1:
• To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
Example: Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.
Example: The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.
Example: Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.
Example: I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.

Definition 2:
• To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
Example: to boom out a sail
Example: to boom off a boat

Definition 3:
• To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
Labels: figuratively, transitive, of speech

Definition 4:
• To raise or lower with a crane boom.
Labels: usually, with "up" or "down"

Definition 5:
• To flourish, grow, or progress.
Example: The population boomed in recent years.
Example: Business was booming.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: flourish, prosper
Labels: intransitive

Definition 6:
• To make (something) boom.
Example: Men in grey robes slowly boom the drums of death.
Labels: transitive

Definition 7:
• To make a deep, resonant, territorial vocalisation.
Labels: of a Eurasian bittern

Definition 8:
• To cause a sonic boom.
Labels: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, intransitive

Definition 9:
• To subject (someone or something) to a sonic boom.
Labels: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, slang, transitive

Definition 10:
• To publicly praise, to rally behind.
Labels: US, obsolete, slang

Definition 11:
• To rush forwards with such violent intensity that it generates a sustained, overwhelming, roaring noise; especially from the perspective of a bystander who has been suddenly subjected to it.
Example: The train boomed through the station without stopping.
Example: The ship was booming under the press of sail.
Labels: of a vehicle

Definition 12:
• To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: moob
Labels: board-games, chess, computer, computing, engineering, games, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, slang

Definition 13:
• To cause to advance rapidly in price.
Example: to boom railroad or mining shares
Labels: dated, transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boom