bomb

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Noun

{{senseid|en|Q127197}}An [[explosive]] [[device]] used or intended as a [[weapon]], especially, one [[drop]]ped from an [[aircraft]].
{{lb|en|colloquial}} Any [[explosive]] [[charge]].
{{lb|en|in combination}} A bag or balloon containing a substance such as water, flour, or paint, designed to burst and splatter.
{{lb|en|colloquial|figurative}} Anything that is at risk of [[explode|exploding]] (literally) or that has exploded.
{{lb|en|South India|colloquial}} A [[fart]].
{{lb|en|slang}} A [[failure]]; an [[unpopular]] commercial product.
{{lb|en|US|Australia|informal}} A [[car]] in poor condition.
{{lb|en|UK|AU|slang}} A large amount of money.
Something highly effective or attractive.
A [[cyclone]] whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
{{lb|en|chemistry}} A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
{{lb|en|obsolete}} A great booming noise; a hollow sound.

{{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[attack]] using one or more [[#noun|bomb]]s; to [[bombard]].
{{lb|en|informal}}
{{lb|en|slang}}
{{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[sound]]; to [[boom]]; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
{{lb|en|slang}} {{syn of|en|parachute||wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them}}.

{{lb|en|slang|vulgar|derogatory|offensive}} {{initialism of|en|[[bottom]] [[of]] [[the]] [[motherfucking]] [[barrel]]}} {{q|indicating that something or someone is egregiously unfavorable}}.

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