English noun: bomb |
| 1. | bomb (artifact) an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
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| Broader (hypernym) | arms, explosive device, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | A-bomb, aerosol bomb, anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, balloon bomb, bomblet, bombshell, briefcase bomb, car bomb, chemical bomb, cluster bomb, cluster bomblet, cruise missile, daisy cutter, depth bomb, depth charge, dumb bomb, E-bomb, firebomb, fission bomb, fragmentation bomb, fuel-air bomb, Fugo, fusion bomb, gas bomb, gas shell, general-purpose bomb, GP bomb, gravity bomb, grenade, H-bomb, hydrogen bomb, incendiary, incendiary bomb, infernal machine, letter bomb, megaton bomb, microwave bomb, package bomb, parcel bomb, penetration bomb, pipe bomb, plastic bomb, plutonium bomb, remote-control bomb, smart bomb, smoke bomb, smoke grenade, stench bomb, stink bomb, thermobaric bomb, thermonuclear bomb, time bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb |
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| 2. | bomb (artifact) strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion |
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| Synonyms | bomb calorimeter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | calorimeter |
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| 3. | bomb (event) an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual |
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| Samples | The first experiment was a real turkey.
The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned.
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| Synonyms | dud, turkey |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bust, fizzle, flop |
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English verb: bomb |
| 1. | bomb (competition) throw bombs at or attack with bombs |
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| Samples | The Americans bombed Dresden.
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| Synonyms | bombard |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | atom-bomb, atomise, atomize, blast, bomb out, carpet bomb, dive-bomb, firebomb, glide-bomb, hydrogen-bomb, letter bomb, nuke, nuke, pattern-bomb, shell, skip-bomb, zap |
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| 2. | bomb (social) fail to get a passing grade |
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| Samples | She studied hard but failed nevertheless.
Did I fail the test?.
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| Synonyms | fail, flunk, flush it |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s.
Somebody ----s something |
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| Verb group | fail, fail |
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| Antonyms | make it, pass |
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