bomb

English

/bɒm/, /bɑm/

noun

Definitions

An explosive device used or intended as a weapon.
(slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
(UK) A large amount of money.
(social) Something highly effective or attractive.
A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
(chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
(obsolete) A great booming noise; a hollow sound.
(slang) A woman’s breast.
(professional wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
(slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
(colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bombe derived from Italian bomba derived from Latin bombus (a booming sound, a boom, noise, a humming buzzing) derived from Ancient Greek βόμβος (booming, buzzing, humming, deep hollow noise, a boom).

Origin

Ancient Greek

βόμβος

Gloss

booming, buzzing, humming, deep hollow noise, a boom

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