Bomb

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations

English

Noun

bomb (bombs )

1. A device filled with explosives used for destroying things.
2. A very attractive lady, syn bombshell
3. slang: A failure; an unpopular entertainment production: The movie "Ishtar" was a bomb.
4. slang: A success; an enjoyable event: That party was the bomb!

Derived terms

• A-bomb, atom bomb , atomic bomb
• H-bomb, hydrogen bomb
• neutron bomb

Translations

• Chinese: 炸弹
• Dutch: bom
• Esperanto: bombo
• Finnish: pommi
• French: bombe
• Frisian: bom
• Galician: bomba f
• German: Bombe f
• Hebrew: פְּצָצָה f
• Indonesian: bom
• Interlingua: bomba
• Italian: bomba
• Japanese: 爆弾 (ばくだん, bakudan)
• Korean: 폭탄 [爆彈] (poktan)
• Latin: pyrobolus , bomba
• Norwegian: bombe
• Polish: bomba f
• Portuguese: bomba
• Spanish: bomba
• Volapük: boum

Verb

to bomb (bombs , bombed , bombing )

1. To attack something by using one or more bombs. Syn. bombard.
2. slang, intransitive: To fail spectacularly: Despite all the marketing literature we put out, our product bombed; nobody would buy it.

Derived terms

• bomber

Translations

• Chinese: 到炸弹
• Dutch: bombarderen
• Esperanto: bombi
• French: bombarder
• Galician: bombardear , bombear
• German: bombardieren
• Indonesian: membomi, memborbardir
• Interlingua: bombardar , bombar
• Italian: bombardare
• Japanese: 爆撃 (ばくげき, bakugeki)
• Korean: 폭격하다 [爆擊-] (pokgyeokhada)
• Latin: urbem tormentis verberare , bombardare
• Norwegian: bombe
• Polish: bombardować
• Portuguese: bombardear , bombear
• Spanish: bombardear , bombear
• Volapük: boumön