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bomb   (TTS Sound)

The noun bomb has 3 senses

• bomb -- (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)


• bomb calorimeter, bomb -- (strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion)


• turkey, bomb, dud -- (an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned")

The verb bomb has 2 senses

• bombard, bomb -- (throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden")


• fail, flunk, bomb, flush it -- (fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?")