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Detailed Synonyms for bomb in English

bomb:

bomb [the ~] noun

  1. the bomb
    the bomb; the projectile; the missile
  2. the bomb
    the grenade; the bomb; the shell; the explosive
  3. the bomb
    – an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions 1
    the bomb
    – an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions 1
  4. the bomb
    – strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion 1
    the bomb; the bomb calorimeter
    – strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion 1
  5. the bomb
    – an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual 1
    the turkey; the bomb; the dud
    – an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual 1
    • turkey [the ~] noun
      • the first experiment was a real turkey1
    • bomb [the ~] noun
    • dud [the ~] noun
      • the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned1

to bomb verb (bombs, bombed, bombing)

  1. to bomb
    to bombard; to bomb; to shell; to batter
    • bombard verb (bombards, bombarded, bombarding)
    • bomb verb (bombs, bombed, bombing)
    • shell verb (shells, shelled, shelling)
    • batter verb (batters, battered, battering)
  2. to bomb
    to bomb; to fire upon; shoot with cannon
  3. to bomb
    – throw bombs at or attack with bombs 1
    to bomb; to bombard
    – throw bombs at or attack with bombs 1
    • bomb verb (bombs, bombed, bombing)
      • The Americans bombed Dresden1
    • bombard verb (bombards, bombarded, bombarding)
  4. to bomb
    – fail to get a passing grade 1
    to fail; to bomb; flunk; flush it
    – fail to get a passing grade 1
    • fail verb (fails, failed, failing)
      • She studied hard but failed nevertheless1
      • Did I fail the test?1
    • bomb verb (bombs, bombed, bombing)
    • flunk verb
    • flush it verb

Conjugations for bomb:

present
  1. bomb
  2. bomb
  3. bombs
  4. bomb
  5. bomb
  6. bomb
simple past
  1. bombed
  2. bombed
  3. bombed
  4. bombed
  5. bombed
  6. bombed
present perfect
  1. have bombed
  2. have bombed
  3. has bombed
  4. have bombed
  5. have bombed
  6. have bombed
past continuous
  1. was bombing
  2. were bombing
  3. was bombing
  4. were bombing
  5. were bombing
  6. were bombing
future
  1. shall bomb
  2. will bomb
  3. will bomb
  4. shall bomb
  5. will bomb
  6. will bomb
continuous present
  1. am bombing
  2. are bombing
  3. is bombing
  4. are bombing
  5. are bombing
  6. are bombing
subjunctive
  1. be bombed
  2. be bombed
  3. be bombed
  4. be bombed
  5. be bombed
  6. be bombed
diverse
  1. bomb!
  2. let's bomb!
  3. bombed
  4. bombing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

bomb

  1. bomb

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Related Definitions for "bomb":

  1. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions1
  2. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion1
  3. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual1
  4. throw bombs at or attack with bombs1
    • The Americans bombed Dresden1
  5. fail to get a passing grade1

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