boom

IPA: bˈum

A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
A rapid expansion or increase.
One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
(chess engines) An instance of booming.
(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.
(by extension) A microphone supported on such a pole.
A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
(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.
(economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
A Belgian town and municipality in the southwest of the Flemish province of Antwerp.
(aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom. [(physics, aerodynamics) The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.]

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
(transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation.
(transitive) To make something boom.
(aviation) To subject to a sonic boom.
(slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.
To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
(chess engines) 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.
(usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
(intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
(transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

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