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Definition of 'boom' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) boom
to make a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.

2.  boom
to move with a great rush.

3.  boom
to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously:
Business is booming since we enlarged the store.

4. (v.t.) boom
to announce or give forth with a booming sound (often fol. by out).

5.  boom
to boost; campaign for vigorously.

6. (n.) boom
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.

7.  boom
the resonant cry of a bird or animal.

8.  boom
a rapid increase in sales, development, etc.

9.  boom
a period of rapid economic growth, prosperity, high wages and prices, and relatively full employment.

10. (n.) boom
any of various spars or poles projecting from a ship's mast and used to extend sails, handle cargo, etc.

11.  boom
a chain, cable, etc., serving to obstruct navigation.

12.  boom
a spar or beam projecting from the mast of a derrick for supporting or guiding the weights to be lifted.

13.  boom
(on a motion-picture or television stage) a spar or beam on a mobile crane for holding or manipulating a microphone or camera.

14. (v.t.) boom
to manipulate (an object) by or as if by means of a crane or derrick.

15.  boom
lower the boom, to act decisively to punish wrongdoing.

Etymology:  (1635–45; < D: tree, pole, beam)

Definition of 'boom' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) boom, roar, roaring, thunder
a deep prolonged loud noise

2. (noun) boom
a state of economic prosperity

3. (noun) boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce
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"

4. (noun) boom, microphone boom
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

5. (verb) 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

6. (verb) boom, din
make a resonant sound, like artillery
"His deep voice boomed through the hall"

7. (verb) smash, nail, boom, blast
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"

8. (verb) thunder, boom
be the case that thunder is being heard
"Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"

9. (verb) boom, boom out
make a deep hollow sound
"Her voice booms out the words of the song"

10. (verb) boom, thrive, flourish, expand
grow vigorously
"The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"


Definition of 'boom' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) boom
an increase in value, number, or popularity
an economic boom; a boom in alternative therapies

2.  boom
baby boom
a time when people have more babies

3.  boom
a loud, low sound
a boom of thunder; Business is booming.; loud music booming all night


Definition of 'boom' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) boom
a long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc

2. (noun) boom
a long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended

3. (noun) boom
a pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor

4. (noun) boom
a strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage

5. (noun) boom
a line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away

6. (noun) boom
a hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming

7. (noun) boom
a strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee

8. (verb) boom
to extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat

9. (verb) boom
to cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects

10. (verb) boom
to make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon

11. (verb) boom
to rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind

12. (verb) boom
to have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly

13. (verb) boom
to cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator


Translation of 'boom' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a sudden increase in a business etc
a boom in the sales of TV sets.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: styging Arabic flag Arabic: ازدِهارٌ اقتِصادي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бумтеж, бум
Brazilian flag Brazilian: acréscimo Czech flag Czech: prudký vzestup German flag German: der Aufschwung
Danish flag Danish: opsving; boom Greek flag Greek: οκονομική άνθηση Spanish flag Spanish: boom, auge
Estonian flag Estonian: buum Farsi flag Farsi: رونق؛ رش سریع Finnish flag Finnish: noususuhdanne
French flag French: forte hausse Hebrew flag Hebrew: גֵאוּת, שְׂגשׂוּג פִּתְאו Hindi flag Hindi: सहसा वृद्धि
Croatian flag Croatian: porast Hungarian flag Hungarian: (üzleti) fellendülés Indonesian flag Indonesian: meledak
Icelandic flag Icelandic: uppsveifla, skyndileg auk Italian flag Italian: boom Japanese flag Japanese: ブーム
Korean flag Korean: 급격한 증가 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: bumas, pagyvėjimas Latvian flag Latvian: uzplaukums (biznesā); bum
Malay flag Malay: melambung naik Dutch flag Dutch: hausse Norwegian flag Norwegian: oppsving, høykonjunktur
Polish flag Polish: hossa Persian flag Persian: رونق؛ رشد سریع Pashto flag Pashto: سریع رشد
Portuguese flag Portuguese: acréscimo Romanian flag Romanian: boom, creştere bruscă Russian flag Russian: бум
Slovak flag Slovak: prudký rozmach Slovenian flag Slovenian: nenaden porast Serbian flag Serbian: uzlet
Swedish flag Swedish: uppsving, boom Thai flag Thai: ความเจริญรุ่งเรืองทางธุรก Turkish flag Turkish: birden artış, hızla büyüm
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 激增 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: бум, пожвавлення Urdu flag Urdu: اچانک اضافہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự tăng vọt Chinese flag Chinese: 激增

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