boom
boom
bu:m
boom
/buːm/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "boom"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to create a loud, deep sound that resonates, often with a low tone
Intransitive
to boom definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cannon 's roar boomed across the battlefield.
āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to experience great growth and improvement
Intransitive
to boom definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the new management took over, the company ’s profits started to boom.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž

to strike or kick something with great force
Transitive: to boom sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The player boomed the basketball against the backboard before it went in.
āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻŋā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shout or speak loudly and powerfully, often conveying strong emotion or authority
Transitive: to boom sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The character in the play boomed his lines, making the performance memorable.
āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧇āϰ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

a time of great economic growth
boom definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The construction industry experienced a boom as urbanization increased and infrastructure projects expanded.
āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧇⧀āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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a deep, prolonged, resonant, or loud sound

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Thunder followed with a low boom.
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āĻŦ⧁āĻŽ, āĻŽāĻžāχāĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻŦ⧁āĻŽ

a long pole used to hold a microphone above a film or TV set to capture sound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During filming, the boom operator must carefully maneuver the pole to avoid being in the shot.
āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦ⧁āĻŽ āĻ…āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āϟāϰāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŸā§‡ āφāϏāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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a sudden event bringing significant success, fortune, or opportunity

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Gold mining created a boom in the region.
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a long, horizontal spar or pole used on a ship, boat, or dock to extend the foot of a sail, handle cargo, or assist in mooring

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Cargo was loaded using a dockside boom.
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āĻŦ⧁āĻŽ, āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ

the bar that holds the sail and helps control its movement in windsurfing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She adjusted the boom to catch more wind and increase speed.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϧāϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦ⧁āĻŽ!, āĻšā§āϝāĻžāρ!

used to express success, achievement, or a sudden positive outcome
boom definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After acing the interview, Sarah left the office and whispered to herself, " Boom! Nailed it! "
āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻ­āĻŋāωāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϞ, "āĻŦ⧁āĻŽ! āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ!"

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

boomer
booming
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