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boom¹

(bo͞om)

v. boomed, boom·ing, booms

v.intr.

1. To make a deep, resonant sound.

2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish: Business is booming.

v.tr.

1. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound: a field commander booming out orders.

2. To cause to grow or flourish; boost.

1. A deep resonant sound, as of an explosion.

2. A time of economic prosperity.

3. A sudden increase, as in popularity.

[Middle English bomben, imitative of a loud noise.]

boom′y adj.

boom²

(bo͞om)

1. Nautical A spar extending usually from a mast to hold the foot, clew, or tack of a sail.

2. A long pole extending upward at an angle from the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects being lifted or suspended.

a. A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs, typically used to block the passage of boats or to arrest the downstream motion of logs in a log drive.

b. A floating barrier serving to catch debris or to contain an oil spill.

4. A long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.

a. A spar that connects the tail surfaces and the main structure of an airplane.

b. A long hollow tube attached to a tanker aircraft, through which fuel flows to another aircraft being refueled in flight.

tr.v. boomed, boom·ing, booms

To move or position using a crane: boomed the cargo onto the ship.

Idiom:

drop/lower the boom

To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.

[Dutch, tree, pole, from Middle Dutch; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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boom

(buːm)

1. to make a deep prolonged resonant sound, as of thunder or artillery fire

2. (Commerce) to prosper or cause to prosper vigorously and rapidly: business boomed.

3. a deep prolonged resonant sound: the boom of the sea.

4. (Zoology) the cry of certain animals, esp the bittern

5. (Economics) a period of high economic growth characterized by rising wages, profits, and prices, full employment, and high levels of investment, trade, and other economic activity. Compare depression⁵

6. any similar period of high activity

7. the activity itself: a baby boom.

[C15: perhaps from Dutch bommen, of imitative origin]

boom

(buːm)

1. (Nautical Terms) nautical a spar to which a sail is fastened to control its position relative to the wind

2. (Mechanical Engineering) a beam or spar pivoting at the foot of the mast of a derrick, controlling the distance from the mast at which a load is lifted or lowered

3. (Film) a pole, usually extensible, carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set

4. (Forestry)

a. a barrier across a waterway, usually consisting of a chain of connected floating logs, to confine free-floating logs, protect a harbour from attack, etc

b. the area so barred off

[C16: from Dutch boom tree, beam]

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boom¹

(bum)
v.i.

1. to make a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.

2. to move with a great rush.

3. to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously: Business is booming since we enlarged the store.

v.t.

4. to announce or give forth with a booming sound (often fol. by out).

5. to boost; campaign for vigorously.

6. a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.

7. the resonant cry of a bird or animal.

8. a rapid increase in sales, development, etc.

9. a period of rapid economic growth, prosperity, high wages and prices, and relatively full employment.

[1400–50; late Middle English bombon, bummyn to buzz]

boom′ing•ly, adv.

boom²

(bum)
n.

1. any of various spars or poles projecting from a ship's mast and used to extend sails, handle cargo, etc.

2. a chain, cable, etc., serving to obstruct navigation.

3. a spar or beam projecting from the mast of a derrick for supporting or guiding the weights to be lifted.

4. (on a motion-picture or television stage) a spar or beam on a mobile crane for holding or manipulating a microphone or camera.

v.t.

5. to manipulate (an object) by or as if by means of a crane or derrick.

Idioms:

lower the boom, to act decisively to punish wrongdoing.

[1635–45; < Dutch: tree, pole, beam]

boom

- From Dutch, originally a long beam or pole.

Boom

a fixed line of floating timber, 1702.

boom

Past participle: boomed
Gerund: booming

Imperative
boom
boom

Present
I boom
you boom
he/she/it booms
we boom
you boom
they boom

Preterite
I boomed
you boomed
he/she/it boomed
we boomed
you boomed
they boomed

Present Continuous
I am booming
you are booming
he/she/it is booming
we are booming
you are booming
they are booming

Present Perfect
I have boomed
you have boomed
he/she/it has boomed
we have boomed
you have boomed
they have boomed

Past Continuous
I was booming
you were booming
he/she/it was booming
we were booming
you were booming
they were booming

Past Perfect
I had boomed
you had boomed
he/she/it had boomed
we had boomed
you had boomed
they had boomed

Future
I will boom
you will boom
he/she/it will boom
we will boom
you will boom
they will boom

Future Perfect
I will have boomed
you will have boomed
he/she/it will have boomed
we will have boomed
you will have boomed
they will have boomed

Future Continuous
I will be booming
you will be booming
he/she/it will be booming
we will be booming
you will be booming
they will be booming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been booming
you have been booming
he/she/it has been booming
we have been booming
you have been booming
they have been booming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been booming
you will have been booming
he/she/it will have been booming
we will have been booming
you will have been booming
they will have been booming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been booming
you had been booming
he/she/it had been booming
we had been booming
you had been booming
they had been booming

Conditional
I would boom
you would boom
he/she/it would boom
we would boom
you would boom
they would boom

Past Conditional
I would have boomed
you would have boomed
he/she/it would have boomed
we would have boomed
you would have boomed
they would have boomed

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Noun	1.	boom - a deep prolonged loud noise roar, roaring, thunder noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	boom - a state of economic prosperity prosperity - an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
	3.	boom - a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" bunce, godsend, gold rush, manna from heaven, windfall, bonanza, gravy happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
	4.	boom - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set microphone boom pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
	5.	boom - any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
Verb	1.	boom - make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" din sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	boom - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" smash, blast, nail hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	3.	boom - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" thunder
	4.	boom - make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" boom out sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	5.	boom - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" flourish, thrive, expand revive - be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" luxuriate - thrive profusely or flourish extensively

boom

noun

1. expansion, increase, development, growth, advance, jump, boost, improvement, spurt, upsurge, upturn, upswing an economic boom
expansion decline, failure, crash, collapse, recession, depression, slump, bust (informal), hard times, downturn

2. bang, report, shot, crash, clash, blast, burst, explosion, roar, thunder, rumble, clap, peal, detonation The stillness of the night was broken by the boom of a cannon.

verb

1. increase, flourish, grow, develop, succeed, expand, strengthen, do well, swell, thrive, intensify, prosper, burgeon, spurt Lipstick sales have boomed even more.
increase fall, fail, crash, slump

2. bang, roll, crash, blast, echo, drum, explode, roar, thunder, rumble, resound, reverberate, peal Thunder boomed like battlefield cannons over Crooked Mountain.

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boom

verb

1. To make a continuous deep reverberating sound:

growl, grumble, roll, rumble.

2. To make an earsplitting explosive noise:

bang, blast, roar, thunder.

3. To do or fare well:

flourish, go, prosper, thrive.

Slang: score.

Idioms: get somewhere, go great guns, go strong.

noun

An earsplitting, explosive noise:

bang, blast, roar, thunder.

Translations

ازدِهارٌ اقتِصاديهَدير، دَوي، قَصْفيُدَوّي، يَهْدُر، يَقْصِفيَزْدَهِر

duněníduněthřímáníhřímatprudce stoupat

boombragedrøndrøneopsving

Aufschwung BaumBaumfockblühen Boom

auge boom retumbar estar en auge estruendo

jyristäkorkeasuhdannekukoistaapamauspum

bôme boum grimper en flèche grondement gronder

drunadrynjauppsveifla, skyndileg aukningvera í uppgangi

giraffa prosperare rimbombare rimbombo rombo

bumsdunētdunoņastrauji augtuzplaukums

bloeienboemboom

boomdrønn drønne gå så det suser høykonjunktur

boomprosperować

бон

birden artışbirden artmakgümbürdemekgümbürtügürleme

发出隆隆声激增突然增加隆隆声

boom

¹ [buːm] N

1. (Naut) → botalón m, botavara f

2. (across harbour) → barrera f

3. [of crane] → aguilón m; [of microphone] → jirafa f

boom

² [buːm]

A. N [of guns] → estruendo m, estampido m; [of thunder] → retumbo m, trueno m

B. VI [voice, radio] (also boom out) → resonar, retumbar; [sea] → bramar; [gun] → tronar, retumbar

C. VT (also boom out) → tronar

boom

³ [buːm]

A. N (in an industry) → auge m, boom m; (= period of growth) → expansión f
in boom conditions → en condiciones de prosperidad repentina

B. VI [prices] → estar en alza; [commodity] → tener mucha demanda; [industry, town] → gozar de un boom, estar en auge
business is booming → el negocio está en auge

C. CPD boom economy N → economía f de alza
boom market N → mercado m de alza
boom town N → ciudad f beneficiaria del auge

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boom

[ˈbuːm]

(= noise) → grondement m

(= busy period) → boom m

vi (= make a loud noise) → gronder

[business, economy] → prospérer; [sales] → monter en flèche

boom out

vi → résonner

vt → hurlerboom box n (US) → ghetto-blaster m

boom

boom box

n (US inf) → Gettoblaster m (inf)

boom-bust

adj (Econ) → Konjunktur-; the boom pattern of the economy in recent years → der Konjunkturzyklus der Wirtschaft in den letzten Jahren; property is a boom business → Immobilien sind ein Konjunkturgeschäft; boom cycle → Kreislauf m → von Hochkonjunktur und Rezession, Konjunkturzyklus m

boom

boom microphone

n → Mikrofon nt → or Mikrophon nt → am Galgen

boom-slump

adj boom cycle → Konjunktur-Zyklus m

boom town

n → Goldgräberstadt f

boom

(= barrier, across river etc) → Sperre f; (at factory gate etc) → Schranke f

(Naut) → Baum m

(Tech, also derrick boom) → Ladebaum m; (= jib of crane) → Ausleger m

(for microphone) → Galgen m

boom

n (of sea, waves, wind) → Brausen nt; (of thunder) → Hallen nt; (of guns) → Donnern nt; (of organ, voice) → Dröhnen nt

(sea, wind) → brausen; (thunder) → hallen

(organ, person, voice: also boom out) → dröhnen; (guns) → donnern

interj → bum

boom

vi (trade, sales) → einen Aufschwung nehmen, boomen (inf); (prices) → anziehen, in die Höhe schnellen; business is booming → das Geschäft blüht or floriert

n (of business, fig) → Boom m, → Aufschwung m; (= period of economic growth) → Hochkonjunktur f; (of prices) → Preissteigerung f; to undergo a sudden boom → einen plötzlichen Aufschwung nehmen or erfahren

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boom

¹ [buːm]

1. n (in prices, shares) → forte incremento; (of product) → boom m inv, improvvisa popolarità; (of sales) → esplosione f; (period of growth) → boom (economico)

2. vi (trade) → andare a gonfie vele; (sales) → aumentare vertiginosamente; (industry, town) → essere in forte espansione, svilupparsi enormemente

boom

² [buːm]

1. n (of guns, thunder) → rombo, rimbombo; (deeper) → boato

2. vi (voice, radio, sea) (also boom out) → rimbombare; (gun) → tuonare

3. vt (also boom out) → urlare con voce tonante

boom

³ [buːm] n (Naut) → boma; (of crane) → braccio; (across harbour) → sbarramento; (of microphone) → giraffa

boom¹

(buːm) noun

a sudden increase in a business etc. a boom in the sales of TV sets.

verb

to increase suddenly (and profitably). Business is booming this week.

boom²

(buːm) verb

(often with out) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun. His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker.

noun

such a sound.

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