bomb
🇺🇸
/bɑːm/
🇬🇧
/bɒm/
noun
B1
A weapon that explodes to cause damage.
The bomb exploded near the building.
R
Nuclear weapons.
Only a few countries have the bomb.
R
A large amount of money.
He made a bomb from his new business.
R
A complete failure.
The new movie was a bomb at the box office.
R
A long throw of a ball.
The quarterback threw a bomb down the field.
R
A pressurized container that sprays liquid.
I used a bug bomb to kill insects in the room.
verb
B1
To attack with bombs.
The army will bomb the enemy base.
R
To move very fast.
The car was bombing down the highway.
R
To fail a test very badly.
I studied hard but still bombed the exam.
R
To fail completely.
The play bombed on its opening night.
translation
A weapon that explodes to cause damage.; Nuclear weapons.; A large amount of money.; A complete failure.; A long throw of a ball.; A pressurized container that sprays liquid.
To attack with bombs.; To move very fast.; To fail a test very badly.; To fail completely.
Word Forms
3rd Present
bombs
Past
bombed
Perfect
bombed
Progressive
bombing
Plural
bombs