n.
- a container of explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing or remote-control device.
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(the bomb)
nuclear weapons collectively.
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(a bomb)
Brit. informal a large sum of money.
- informal a thing that fails badly.
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(also volcanic bomb)
a lump of lava thrown out by a volcano.
- a pear-shaped weight used to anchor a fishing line to the bottom.
- informal a cannabis cigarette.
v.
- attack with a bomb or bombs.
- Brit. informal move very quickly.
- informal fail badly.
Phrase
- go down a bomb
Brit. informal be very well received. - go like a bomb
Brit. informal - be very successful.
- move very fast.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr. bombe, from Ital. bomba, prob. from L. bombus ‘booming, humming’, from Gk bombos, of imitative origin.