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Definition boom
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic, perhaps borrowed; compare German bummen, Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”).
Verb
boom (third-person singular simple present booms, present participle booming, simple past and past participle boomed)
- To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- (transitive) To make something boom.
- (slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.
- To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
Noun
boom (plural booms)
- A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
- One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
Interjection
boom
- used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
- used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch boom (“tree; pole”). Doublet of beam.
Noun
boom (plural booms)
- (nautical) 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 horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
- (electronics) 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
boom (third-person singular simple present booms, present participle booming, simple past and past participle boomed)
- To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
Etymology 3
Perhaps a figurative development of Etymology 1, above.
Noun
boom (plural booms)
- (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
Verb
boom (third-person singular simple present booms, present participle booming, simple past and past participle boomed)
- (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
- (transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.
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