boom

Nouns

• (n) a deep prolonged loud noise roar, roaring, thunder,
• (n) a state of economic prosperity
• (n) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  • the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
  bunce, godsend, gold rush, bonanza, manna from heaven, windfall, gravy,
• (n) a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set microphone 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

Verbs

• (v) make a resonant sound, like artillery
  • His deep voice boomed through the hall
  din,
• (v) hit hard
  • He smashed a 3-run homer
  smash, blast, nail,
• (v) be the case that thunder is being heard
  • Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed
  thunder,
• (v) make a deep hollow sound
  • Her voice booms out the words of the song
  boom out,
• (v) grow vigorously
  • The deer population in this town is thriving
  • business is booming
  flourish, thrive, expand,

Synonyms

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