Boom
[n] 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
[n] a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
[n] a deep prolonged loud noise
[n] a sudden happening that brings very good fortune
[n] a state of economic prosperity
[v] grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
[v] hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
[v] make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
[v] make a resonant sound; as of artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall."
[v] be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
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Synonyms
blast, bonanza, boom out, din, expand, flourish, get ahead, manna from heaven, microphone boom, nail, prosper, roar, roaring, smash, thrive, thunder, thunder
Related Terms
access, accession, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumulate, accumulation, addition, advance, aggrandizement, amplification, appreciate, appreciation, arch dam, ascent, augmentation, awake the dead, backfire, backstop, ball the jack, balloon, ba