boom

/bu:m/
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boom

The construction crane's long boom lifts steel beams onto the building frame.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A loud, deep, resonant sound: A prolonged, echoing noise, often associated with thunder, explosions, or large drums.
    • A period of rapid economic growth or prosperity: A sudden, significant increase in commercial activity, wealth, or popularity.
    • A horizontal spar or pole: A long beam used on a ship to extend the bottom of a sail or on land for handling cargo or as part of a crane.

  2. Verb:

    • To make a loud, deep, resonant sound: To produce a deep, echoing noise.
    • To experience rapid growth or prosperity: To increase suddenly in size, activity, popularity, or value.
    • To speak or utter in a loud, deep voice: To say something with a powerful, resonant vocal tone.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Sound):
    • The boom of the cannon echoed across the valley.
    • We heard a distant boom of thunder.
  • Noun (Economic Growth):
    • The city experienced an economic boom after gold was discovered.
    • The post-war baby boom increased demand for housing.
  • Noun (Spar/Pole):
    • The sailor adjusted the boom to catch more wind.
  • Verb (Make Sound):
    • The drums boomed in the parade.
    • His voice boomed from the stage.
  • Verb (Experience Growth):
    • The tech industry continues to boom.
    • Business is booming this quarter.
Advanced Usage
  • "Baby boom": A period marked by a significant increase in birth rates.
    • The baby boom generation is now reaching retirement age.
  • "Boom and bust": A cycle of economic expansion followed by a sharp contraction.
    • The commodity market is known for its boom and bust cycles.
  • "Boom box": A large, portable radio and cassette or CD player capable of playing loud music.
    • He carried a boom box on his shoulder in the 1980s.
Variants and Related Words
  • Boomy (adj): Describing a sound that is loud, deep, and resonant, often with excessive low-frequency reverberation.
    • The audio in the hall was a bit boomy.
  • Booming (adj): Experiencing or characterized by rapid growth or prosperity; also, making a loud, deep sound.
    • He has a booming voice.
    • The town has a booming tourism industry.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Sound): Roar, thunder, blast, reverberation.
  • Noun (Growth): Upsurge, expansion, surge, upturn.
  • Verb (Sound): Roar, thunder, resound, blast.
  • Verb (Growth): Thrive, flourish, prosper, surge.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Boom out: To emit a loud, deep sound; to say something loudly and clearly.
    • The announcement boomed out over the loudspeakers.
Related Idioms
  • Lower the boom (on someone): To suddenly and severely punish someone or put a stop to their activities.
    • The manager finally lowered the boom on the employee's constant tardiness.
boom

The construction crane's long boom lifts steel beams onto the building frame.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
  3. 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
  4. a state of economic prosperity
  5. a deep prolonged loud noise
Verb
  1. grow vigorously
    • The deer population in this town is thriving
    • business is booming
  2. make a deep hollow sound
    • Her voice booms out the words of the song
  3. be the case that thunder is being heard
    • Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed
  4. hit hard
    • He smashed a 3-run homer
  5. make a resonant sound, like artillery
    • His deep voice boomed through the hall

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