boom

Meaning

Verb

1. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
3. (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
4. (transitive) To make (something) boom.
5. To make a deep, resonant, territorial vocalisation.
6. (intransitive) To cause a sonic boom.
7. (slang, transitive) To subject (someone or something) to a sonic boom.
8. (US, obsolete, slang) To publicly praise, to rally behind.
9. To rush forwards with such violent intensity that it generates a sustained, overwhelming, roaring noise; especially from the perspective of a bystander who has been suddenly subjected to it.
10. (slang) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
11. (dated, transitive) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

Noun

1. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
2. A rapid expansion or increase.
3. A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of sonic boom.
5. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
6. (slang) An instance of booming.

Intj

1. Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
2. Used to suggest something happening suddenly or unexpectedly; voilà.
3. The sound of a bass drum beating.
4. The sound of a cannon firing.

Noun

1. A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
2. A specially-designed, movable pole, used to suspend a microphone or camera high above the ground during filming or recording.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis) Ellipsis of boom microphone (a microphone supported on such a pole).
4. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
5. The longest element of a Yagi-Uda antenna, on which the other, smaller antennae are transversally mounted.
6. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
7. A gymnastics apparatus, similar to a balance beam, which must be traversed as part of an obstacle course, typically as a training exercise in school or as part of basic training for new military recruits.
8. A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
9. The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.

Opposite of

moob, recession

Synonyms

roar

rumble

thunder

🌩️

flourish

prosperity

bang

blast

resound

smash

thrive

rumbling

reverberate

pop

jib

buzz

nail

drone

roll

hum

din

crack

manna from heaven

microphone boom

windfall

yardarm

clap

👏

spar

bunce

bar

bonanza

boom out

revival

resonate

roaring

bellow

prosper

mast

gravy

gold rush

grumble

bash

godsend

howl

echo

expand

boo

clatter

explosion

blossom

🌼

bloom

Translations

bôme

💥

boma

💥

Boom

💥

Baum

🌳

Ausleger

boom

💥

dröhnen

💥

Aufschwung

auge

💥

boum

💥

Hochkonjunktur

giek

💥

rimbombo

boomen

💥

Pronounced as (IPA)

/buːm/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, perhaps borrowed; compare German bummen, Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”). The sense "a period of economic growth" is generally taken to derive from the sense "a rapid expansion", although other origins have also been suggested.