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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 ¹

Verb

1. to make a loud deep echoing sound

2. to prosper vigorously and rapidly: business boomed

Noun

1. a loud deep echoing sound

2. a period of high economic growth [imitative]

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boom ²

Noun

1. Naut a spar to which the foot of a sail is fastened to control its position

2. a pole carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set

3. a barrier across a waterway [Dutch: tree]

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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 << OPPOSITE decline

noun 2. bang, report, shot, crash, clash, blast, burst, explosion, roar, thunder, rumble, clap, peal, detonation

verb 3. increase, flourish, grow, develop, succeed, expand, strengthen, do well, swell, thrive, intensify, prosper, burgeon, spurt << OPPOSITE fall

verb 4. bang, roll, crash, blast, echo, drum, explode, roar, thunder, rumble, resound, reverberate, peal

Translations

boom [buːm] n (noise) → trueno, estampido;

(in prices etc) → alza rápida;

(ECON) → boom m; auge m

vi [cannon] → hacer gran estruendo, retumbar;

(ECON) → estar en alza

boom [buːm] n (= noise) → grondement m;

(in prices, population) → forte augmentation (= busy period); boom m, vague f de prospérité

vi → gronder; prospérer

boom [buːm] n → Donnern nt, Dröhnen nt;

(in prices, population etc) → rapider Anstieg m;

(Econ) → Hochkonjunktur f;

(busy period) → Boom m

vi (guns) → donnern;

(thunder) → hallen;

(voice) → dröhnen;

(business) → florieren

boom [buːm] n (noise) → rimbombo (= busy period); boom m inv

vi → rimbombare; andare a gonfie vele

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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 nousu forte hausse גֵאוּת, שְׂגשׂוּג פִּתְאוֹמִי सहसा वृद्धि porast (üzleti) fellendülés meledak uppsveifla, skyndileg aukning boom ブーム 급증 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, kukoistaa grimper en flèche גוֹאֶה, מְשַגשֵג सहसा वृद्धि करना prosperirati fellendül meningkat pesat vera í uppgangi fiorire, prosperare 景気づく 갑자기 경기가 호전하다 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