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Definition of 'boom' Noun
- a deep prolonged loud noise
Synonyms: roar roaring thunder - a state of economic prosperity
- 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"
Synonyms: bonanza gold rush gravy godsend manna from heaven windfall bunce - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
Synonyms: microphone 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
Verb
- make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
Synonyms: din - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
Synonyms: smash nail blast - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
Synonyms: thunder - make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
Synonyms: boom out - grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
Synonyms: prosper thrive get ahead flourish expand
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