boom

Plural: booms

Noun

• a deep prolonged loud noise
• 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"
• a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
• 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
• A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
• A rapid expansion or increase.
• A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
• Ellipsis of sonic boom.
• One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
• An instance of booming.
• A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
• A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
• A microphone supported on such a pole.
• A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
• The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
• 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.
• A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
• The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
• A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.

Verb

Verb Forms: boomed, booming, booms

• To make a deep, resonant sound; to experience rapid growth.
• make a resonant sound, like artillery
  • "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
• hit hard
• be the case that thunder is being heard
• make a deep hollow sound
  • "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
• grow vigorously
  • "business is booming"
• To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
• To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
• Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation.
• To make (something) boom.
• To subject to a sonic boom.
• To publicly praise, to rally behind.
• To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
• To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
• To flourish, grow, or progress.
• To cause to advance rapidly in price.
• To move quickly, often while making a booming sound.
• To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
• To raise or lower with a crane boom.

Intj

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

Examples

• Add one cup of hot water, wait a minute, and boom — your cup of ramen is ready.
• Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.
• Business was booming.
• crash boom bang
• His triple word score caused a BOOM of excitement, shifting the momentum of the Words With Friends game.
• I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.
• Men in grey robes slowly boom the drums of death.
• the boom of the surf
• The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.
• The population boomed in recent years.
• The train boomed off from the station.
• Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.
• to boom off a boat
• to boom out a sail
• to boom railroad or mining shares
• You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry.

Synonyms

blast, bonanza, boom out, bunce, din, expand, flourish, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, microphone boom, nail, roar, roaring, smash, thrive, thunder, windfall, prosper

Antonyms

moob, recession

Related Words

bumpkin, kaboom

Anagrams of boom