bomb in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
bomb in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
bomb in Kashmiri कॉशुर
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bomb in Tamil தமிழ்
bomb in Telugu తెలుగు
bomb in English
- bomb⇄adj. bomblike.
- bomb⇄bomb, noun, verb.
- bomb⇄expr. bomb out, to destroy or devastate by bombing.
Ex. The center of Berlin was largely bombed out, with jagged blocks of undestroyed buildings and acres of cleared-off wasteland (Atlantic). - bomb⇄expr. the bomb or the Bomb,
a. the atomic bomb.
Ex. The Americans built and used the bomb (Scientific American).
b. nuclear weapons collectively.
Ex. For a quarter of a century now, he [man] has lived with the Bomb (Time). - bomb⇄noun 1. a container filled with an explosive. A bomb is exploded by a fuze or by the force with which it hits something or by a time mechanism. Bombs may be filled with a chemical substance and are sometimes dropped from aircraft.
2. any similar e - bomb⇄v.i. 1. to attack with bombs; drop bombs.
2. (U.S. Slang.) to fail; flop.
Ex. ... Philadelphia, where many another road show has bombed (Time). - bomb⇄v.t. 1. to hurl bombs at; drop bombs on.
Ex. to bomb a target.
2. (Baseball Slang.) to hit hard and far.
Ex. [He] bombed the first pitch thrown to him to left field for a two-run homer (New York Times).