boom

boom ¹  (bm)

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.

n.

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

2. A time of economic prosperity.

3. A sudden increase, as in popularity.

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

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boom ²  (bm)

n.

1. Nautical A long spar extending from a mast to hold or extend the foot 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.

3.

a. A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs enclosing other free-floating logs, typically used to catch floating debris or to obstruct passage.

b. A floating barrier serving to contain an oil spill.

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

5.

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: "The renegade logs somehow escaped while . . . the logs were boomed up into the mile-long rafts that ply these channels" (Jack Weatherford).

Idiom:

drop/lower the boom

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

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

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boom¹

vb

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

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

n

1. a deep prolonged resonant sound the boom of the sea

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the cry of certain animals, esp the bittern

3. (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 depression [5]

[perhaps from Dutch bommen, of imitative origin]

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boom²

n

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

2. (Engineering / 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. (Performing Arts) a pole, usually extensible, carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

[from Dutch boom tree, beam]

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Boom a fixed line of floating timber, 1702.

Thesaurus

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

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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.

Translations

boom¹ [buːm] N

1. (Naut) → botalón m, botavara f

2. (across harbour) → barrera f

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

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boom² [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

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boom³ [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]

n

(= 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 → hurler
boom box n (US) → ghetto-blaster m

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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

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boom:

boom microphone

n → Mikrofon nt → or Mikrophon nt → am Galgen

boom-slump

adj boom cycle → Konjunktur-Zyklus m

boom town

n → Goldgräberstadt f

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boom¹

n

(= 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

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boom²

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

vi

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

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

interj → bum

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boom³

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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boom¹ [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

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boom¹ [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

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boom² [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

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boom² [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

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boom³ [buːm] n (Naut) → boma; (of crane) → braccio; (across harbour) → sbarramento; (of microphone) → giraffa

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boom³ [buːm] n (Naut) → boma; (of crane) → braccio; (across harbour) → sbarramento; (of microphone) → giraffa

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boom¹

n boom [buːm]

a sudden increase in a business etc a boom in the sales of TV sets. styging ازدِهارٌ اقتِصادي бумтеж, бум prudký vzestup opsving; boom der Aufschwung οικονομική άνθηση boom, auge buum رونق؛ رشد سریع noususuhdanne forte hausse גֵאוּת, שְׂגשׂוּג פִּתְאוֹמִי सहसा वृद्धि porast (üzleti) fellendülés meledak uppsveifla, skyndileg aukning boom ブーム 급격한 증가 bumas, pagyvėjimas uzplaukums (biznesā); bums melambung naik hausse oppsving, høykonjunktur hossa acréscimo boom, creştere bruscă бум prudký rozmach nenaden porast uzlet uppsving, boom ความเจริญรุ่งเรืองทางธุรกิจ birden artış, hızla büyüme 激增 бум, пожвавлення اچانک اضافہ sự tăng vọt 激增

v

to increase suddenly (and profitably) Business is booming this week. oplewing يَزْدَهِر развивам се бързо prudce stoupat være i kraftig vækst einen Aufschwung machen παρουσιάζω ξαφνική άνοδο, ακμάζω estar en auge õitsema رونق یافتن vilkastua äkillisesti grimper en flèche גוֹאֶה, מְשַגשֵג सहसा वृद्धि करना prosperirati fellendül meningkat pesat vera í uppgangi fiorire, prosperare 景気づく 갑자기 증가하다 klestėti strauji augt (par pieprasījumu, biznesu) melambung een hoge vlucht nemen gå så det suser kwitnąć aumentar a lua avânt процветать prudko stúpať naglo rasti cvetati få ett uppsving, uppleva en högkonjunktur เจริญรุ่งเรือง birden artmak, hızla büyümek 突然增加 швидко зростати کاروبار میں اضافہ ہونا tăng vọt 突然 增加

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boom²

v boom [buːm]

(often without) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker. dreun يُدَوّي، يَهْدُر، يَقْصِف гърмя dunět, hřímat drøne; brage dröhnen βροντώ retumbar kõmisema صدای عمیق و پر طنین ایجاد کردن jylistä tonner לְהָרעִים गरज, धमाका tutnjiti zúg, dörög bergaung, bergema drynja rimbombare とどろく 굉음을 내다 dundėti dunēt berdentum bulderen dundre, drønne, runge zabuczeć ribombar a bubui бухать, грохотать dunieť zadoneti tutnjati dåna, dundra, brusa ทำเสียงตูม gürlemek, gümbürdemek 發出隆隆聲 гуркотіти; гриміти کھوکھلی گونجدار آواز نکالنا âm vang 发出隆隆声

n

such a sound. gesjoer طَنين، أزيز бръмчене vrčení snurren das Schwirren βόμβος zumbido põrin غژغژ surina vrombissement זִמזוּם खरखराहट zujanje, fijuk búgás dengungan suð ronzio ぶーんという音 윙윙 소리 burzgimas, zvimbimas dūkšana; rūkšana deruan gegons dur, surring, summing furkot zumbido bâzâit жужжание drnčanie, bzukot brnenje zujanje surr[], vin[], sus[] เสียงดังกระหึ่ม vızıldama, vınlama 嗡嗡作動聲 стугін, гудіння گھر گھر کی آواز tiếng kêu vù vù 呼呼地旋转声