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Definition bomb in British English

bomb verb

verb
/bɒm/
1

to attack a place with a bomb

Example

NATO aircraft bombed the town again last night.

Example

The railway station was bombed by terrorists.

Example

This whole area was heavily bombed during the conflict.

Synonyms and related words
attack bayonet be bombed out (of something)
2

to move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle

Example

I saw you bombing along the street on your bike.

Synonyms and related words
fly hasten speed
3

to be very unsuccessful

Example

His latest film bombed at the box office (=not many people went to see it).

Synonyms and related words
go tits-up fail founder
3.1

to fail a test very badly

Synonyms and related words
bomb dip out fail
4

if a computer program bombs, it stops working because of a problem

Synonyms and related words
abort bomb boot
Definition bomb in British English

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