American Dictionary
Definition bomb in American English
bomb
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/bɑm/
Example
The railroad station was bombed by terrorists.
Synonyms and related words
2
to be very unsuccessful
Example
The movie bombed at the box office (=not many people went to see it).
Synonyms and related words
3
to move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle
Related Words
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atom bomb (noun)
atomic bomb (noun)
barrel bomb (noun)
be the bomb (phrase)
body bomb (noun)
bomb (noun)
bomb (verb)
bomb disposal (noun)
bomb out (phrasal verb)
bomb out of (phrasal verb)
bomb scare (noun)
bomb shelter (noun)
bomb site (noun)
car bomb (noun)
carpet-bomb (verb)
cluster bomb (noun)
dirty bomb (noun)
dive-bomb (verb)
F-bomb (noun)
fusion bomb (noun)
glitter-bomb (verb)
H-bomb (noun)
hydrogen bomb (noun)
letter bomb (noun)
look like a bomb has hit it (phrase)
mail bomb (noun)
neutron bomb (noun)
petrol bomb (noun)
smart bomb (noun)
smoke bomb (noun)
stink bomb (noun)
time bomb (noun)
weather bomb (noun)