āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
an object that is designed to explode and cause destruction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Authorities were able to safely disarm the bomb before it could detonate in the downtown area.
āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž, āĻĻāĻšāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
a strong, sealed vessel used to measure the heat of combustion of a substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bomb is filled with oxygen to facilitate the combustion process.
āĻĻāĻšāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž
an absolute failure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His attempt to bake a cake turned into a bomb, and it was completely inedible.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸
a deep, forward pass or hit in a ball game, typically covering a significant distance down the field
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His powerful bomb sailed over the outfielder's head for a double.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
to bomb
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āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to attack someone or something using explosive devices
Transitive: to bomb a location
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The air force was ordered to bomb enemy positions to weaken their defenses.
āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a movie, play, etc.) to fail disastrously
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The highly anticipated sequel bombed at the box office, disappointing both fans and critics.
āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to fail badly at something, such as a test, performance, or task
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She bombed her audition and did n't get the role.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻĄāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to swallow a drug capsule or pill for oral ingestion
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She is bombing her medication to feel the effects faster.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ
used to describe something that is the best, exceptional, or impressive
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The new restaurant in town has bomb food.
āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
bomblet
bomb
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
