see|Bomb|the bomb|bombe
Image:MK37 Bomb.jpg|thumb|right|A bomb (explosive device).
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/b�m/
audio|en-us-bomb.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�m|-�m

Etymology
From Ancient Greek β�μβο� (bombos) �booming, humming, buzzing� (imitative of the sound itself), also from Latin bombus meaning: a booming sound.

Noun
en-noun

1. A device filled with explosives used for destroying things.
2. slang: A failure; an unpopular commercial product.

#: ''That movie was a bomb.

1. AU|US|colloquial|vehicles A car in poor condition. Used often as old bomb.

#* 2005 August 6, Warm affection for a rust-bucket past, w:Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald ¹
#*: "Nowadays, an old bomb simply won�t pass the inspection."

1. chiefly|British|slang A success; the bomb.

#: Our fabulous new crumpets have been selling like a bomb.

1. chiefly|British|slang A very attractive woman.
2. American football A long forward pass.

Usage notes
The diametrical slang meanings are somewhat distinguishable by the article. For �a success�, the phrase is generally the bomb. Otherwise bomb can mean �a failure�.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|attractive woman bombshell
italbrac-colon|car rust bucket

Derived terms
A-bomb
atom bomb
atomic bomb
car bomb
dirty bomb
H-bomb
hydrogen bomb
neutron bomb
pipe bomb

Slovene: t+|sl|bomba|f
Spanish: t+|es|bomba|f
Swedish: t+|sv|bomb|c
Volapük: boum
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trans-top|an unpopular commercial product
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trans-top|a car in poor condition
Maltese: t-|mt|karakka|f|xs=Maltese
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trans-top|a success
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trans-top|a very attractive woman
Maltese: t-|mt|bomba|f|xs=Maltese
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Slovene: t+|sl|bomba|f
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See also
lemon

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To attack something by using one or more bombs; to bombard.
2. slang To fail spectacularly.

#: Despite all the marketing, our product bombed. Nobody would buy it.
#: Dunce cap bombed his examination yet again.

Derived terms
bomber

Translations
trans-top|to attack with bombs
Chinese: ��弹
Danish: t-|da|bombe
Dutch: t+|nl|bombarderen
Esperanto: t-|eo|bombi|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: pommitama
Finnish: t+|fi|pommittaa
French: t+|fr|bombarder
Galician: bombardear, bombear
German: t-|de|bombardieren
Hebrew: �פ�צץ (le'fotzetz) to cause a bomb to explode, ��פצ�ץ (le'haftzytz) to bombard from the air
Indonesian: bom|membomi, borbardir|memborbardir
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Interlingua: bombardar, bombar
Italian: t+|it|bombardare
Japanese: �� (����, bakugeki)
Korean: �격�� [��-] (pokgyeokhada)
Latin: urbem tormentis verberare, bombardare
Norwegian: t-|no|bombe
Polish: bombardowa�
Portuguese: t-|pt|bombardear, t-|pt|bombear
Slovene: t+|sl|bombardirati
Spanish: t-|es|bombardear, t+|es|bombear
Swedish: bombardera (dated), bomba
Volapük: boumön
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trans-top|fail spectacularly
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Category:Contranyms
Category:Greek derivations

Norwegian

Verb form
bomb

1. Imperative of bombe#Norwegian|bombe

Category:Norwegian verb forms

ar:bomb
et:bomb
fa:bomb
fr:bomb
ko:bomb
io:bomb
id:bomb
it:bomb
ja:bomb
pl:bomb
ru:bomb
sr:bomb
fi:bomb
sv:bomb
ta:bomb
te:bomb
vi:bomb
tr:bomb
zh:bomb
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• 2007-12-19 17:53 - Tbot - added t for ku, sl, nl, fi, fr

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