noun
a deep prolonged loud noise
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noun
a state of economic prosperity
noun
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
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- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
noun
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
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microphone boom
noun
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
verb
make a resonant sound, like artillery
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- His deep voice boomed through the hall
verb
hit hard
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- He smashed a 3-run homer
verb
be the case that thunder is being heard
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- Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed
verb
make a deep hollow sound
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boom out
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- Her voice booms out the words of the song
verb
grow vigorously
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- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming