boom
1to make a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
to move with a resounding rush or great impetus.
to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously, as a business or a city: Her business is booming since she enlarged the store.
to give forth with a booming sound (often followed by out): The clock boomed out nine.
to boost; campaign for vigorously: His followers are booming George for mayor.
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
the resonant cry of a bird or animal.
a buzzing, humming, or droning, as of a bee or beetle.
a rapid increase in price, development, numbers, etc.: a boom in housing construction.
a period of rapid economic growth, prosperity, high wages and prices, and relatively full employment.
a rise in popularity, as of a political candidate.
caused by or characteristic of a boom: boom prices.
Origin of boom
1Other words for boom
Other words from boom
- boom·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for boom (2 of 2)
Nautical. any of various more or less horizontal spars or poles for extending the feet of sails, especially fore-and-aft sails, for handling cargo, suspending mooring lines alongside a vessel, pushing a vessel away from wharves, etc.
Aeronautics.
an outrigger used on certain aircraft for connecting the tail surfaces to the fuselage.
a maneuverable and retractable pipe on a tanker aircraft for refueling another aircraft in flight.
a chain, cable, series of connected floating timbers, or the like, serving to obstruct navigation, confine floating timber, etc.
the area thus shut off.
Machinery. a spar or beam projecting from the mast of a derrick for supporting or guiding the weights to be lifted.
(on a motion-picture or television stage) a spar or beam on a mobile crane for holding or manipulating a microphone or camera.
to extend or position, as a sail (usually followed by out or off).
to manipulate (an object) by or as by means of a crane or derrick.
to sail at full speed.
Origin of boom
2Other words from boom
- boomless, adjective
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How to use boom in a sentence
So many businesses have already bounced back, and the market is booming.
Email marketing in 2020: Four key things that made the difference | Toby Nwazor | November 19, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAn IPO would follow a huge boom in volume on the platform, with stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic driving up retail trading.
A big draw has been Target’s fortuitous investment pre-pandemic on new home products, just in time for a spending boom on home improvement that has lifted other retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, as well.
The boom in betting was quickly followed by backlash from the public, media, and government as problem gambling habits became more and more common.
Free money, big addictions: Inside the booming world of online sports betting | Brett Haensel | November 15, 2020 | FortuneSo I moved out to the San Francisco Bay area to join the startup world near the end of the dot-com boom.
Why so many valuable startups seem like the dumbest idea at first | Lucinda Shen | November 13, 2020 | Fortune
Sales boomed from $5.3 million in 2007 to about $23 million in 2009, and the company was profitable.
Accommodation marketplaces like Onefinestay, Airbnb, and Trampolinn have boomed in popularity.
How to Get Cheaper Tickets, Live Like a Local, and Other Great Travel Hacks | Brandon Presser | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the eve of the double-barreled canonization, the skies over Rome boomed with thunder and poured with rain.
Onscene as Pope Francis Makes Saints of John Paul II and John XXIII | Barbie Latza Nadeau | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat is to say, the market has boomed so much in large measure because corporate profits have boomed so much.
Don’t Credit Obama with the Stock Boom, Credit the Fed and the International Economy | Daniel Gross | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBusiness has boomed since the push to defund Obamacare caught on.
The little man's powerful voice boomed out, but ever and again it was dropped at some quiet question from the queen.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White“And a mighty cheap sample of his race,” 152 boomed Dale, his heavy face convulsed with rage.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterAlso, one boomed and boosted his own particular emotions, celebrating their merits in the language of the circus-poster.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairThe broadside of the Merrimac boomed back, but the balls glanced away from the thick round sides of the turret and did not harm.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | Various"Let her have it," said Captain Worden, when they came near; and one of the great eleven-inch guns boomed like a volcano.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | Various
British Dictionary definitions for boom (1 of 2)
/ (buːm) /
to make a deep prolonged resonant sound, as of thunder or artillery fire
to prosper or cause to prosper vigorously and rapidly: business boomed
a deep prolonged resonant sound: the boom of the sea
the cry of certain animals, esp the bittern
a period of high economic growth characterized by rising wages, profits, and prices, full employment, and high levels of investment, trade, and other economic activity: Compare depression (def. 5)
any similar period of high activity
the activity itself: a baby boom
Origin of boom
1British Dictionary definitions for boom (2 of 2)
/ (buːm) /
nautical a spar to which a sail is fastened to control its position relative to the wind
a beam or spar pivoting at the foot of the mast of a derrick, controlling the distance from the mast at which a load is lifted or lowered
a pole, usually extensible, carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set
a barrier across a waterway, usually consisting of a chain of connected floating logs, to confine free-floating logs, protect a harbour from attack, etc
the area so barred off
Origin of boom
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with boom
see lower the boom.
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