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Definitions of 'boom' 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"


Definitions of 'boom' Webster 1913 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


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