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.