Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | boom - a state of economic prosperity | |
3. | boom - 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 lik an assembly line" | |
4. | ![]() Synonyms: microphone boom | |
5. | 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 | |
Verb | 1. | boom - make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" Synonyms: din |
2. | boom - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" | |
3. | boom - be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" Synonyms: thunder | |
4. | boom - make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" Synonyms: boom out | |
5. | boom - grow stronger; "The economy was booming" |