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Meaning
Verb
●
To make a
loud
,
hollow
,
resonant
sound.
●
To
exclaim
with
force
, to
shout
, to thunder.
●
Of a Eurasian
bittern
, to make its
deep
,
resonant
territorial
vocalisation.
●
To make something boom.
●
In Aviation:
To
subject
to a
sonic
boom.
●
In American English:
To
publicly
praise.
●
To
rush
with
violence
and
noise
, as a
ship
under a
press
of
sail
, before a
free
wind.
●
In Chess:
To
rapidly
adjust
the
evaluation
of a
position
away
from
zero
,
indicating
a likely
win
or loss.
●
To
extend
, or
push
, with a
boom
or pole.
●
To
raise
or lower with a
crane
boom.
●
To
flourish
,
grow
, or progress.
●
To cause to
advance
rapidly
in price.
Noun
●
A
low-pitched
,
resonant
sound
, such
as of
an explosion.
●
A
rapid
expansion
or increase.
●
In Aviation:
Ellipsis of
sonic
boom.
●
One of the
calls
of certain
monkeys
or birds.
●
In Chess:
An
instance
of booming.
●
In Sailing:
A
spar
extending
the
foot
of a
sail
; a
spar
rigged
outboard
from a ship's
side
to which
boats
are
secured
in harbour.
●
A
movable
pole
used to support a
microphone
or camera.
●
A
microphone
supported
on such a pole.
●
A
horizontal
member
of a
crane
or
derrick
, used for lifting.
●
In Electronics:
The
longest
element
of a Yagi
antenna
, on which the other,
smaller
ones
are
transversally
mounted.
●
A
floating
barrier
used to
obstruct
navigation
, for
military
or other
purposes
; or used for the
containment
of an
oil spill
or to control the
flow
of
logs
from
logging
operations.
●
A wishbone-shaped
piece
of
windsurfing
equipment.
●
The
section
of the
arm
on a
backhoe
closest to
the tractor.
●
A
gymnastics
apparatus
similar
to a
balance
beam.
●
In Business & Economics:
A
period
of
prosperity
, growth,
progress
, or high market activity.
Intj
●
Used to
suggest
the
sound
of an explosion.
●
Used to
suggest
something
happening
suddenly
and unexpectedly.
●
The
sound
of a
bass drum
beating.
●
The
sound
of a
cannon
firing.
Name
●
A Belgian
town
and
municipality
in the
southwest
of the Flemish
province
of Antwerp.
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Origin
boom
English
boom
Dutch
boom
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
bom
Old Dutch
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