Quả bom

bom (núi lửa)

bom

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bomb method

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N.

Bombshell, shell, explosive: One of the bombs blew up theschool.

V.

Bombard, shell, batter, blow up: Last night the railwaystation was bombed.

N. & v.

N.

A a container with explosive, incendiarymaterial, smoke, or gas etc., designed to explode on impact orby means of a time-mechanism or remote-control device. b anordinary object fitted with an explosive device (letter-bomb).2 (prec. by the) the atomic or hydrogen bomb considered as aweapon with supreme destructive power.

Brit. sl. a large sumof money (cost a bomb).

A mass of solidified lava thrown froma volcano.

US colloq. a bad failure (esp. a theatrical one).6 sl. a drugged cigarette.

Med. = radium bomb.

V.

Tr.attack with bombs; drop bombs on.

Tr. (foll. by out) drive (aperson etc.) out of a building or refuge by using bombs.

Intr. throw or drop bombs.

Intr. esp. US sl. fail badly.

Intr. colloq. (usu. foll. by along, off) move or go veryquickly.

Tr. US sl. criticize fiercely.

Often iron. very successfully.

Very fast.[F bombe f. It. bomba f. L bombus f. Gk bombos hum]