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What does bomb mean?

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Noun
  1. An explosive device used or intended as a weapon.
    1. (dated) The atomic bomb.
    2. (figuratively) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
  2. (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
    1. (US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.
  3. (Britain, slang) A large amount of money, a fortune.
  4. (social) Something highly effective or attractive.
    1. (chiefly Britain, slang) A success; the bomb.
    2. (chiefly Britain, India, slang) A very attractive woman; a bombshell.
    3. (often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
    4. (American football, slang) A long forward pass.
    5. (informal) A jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, for maximum splashing.
  5. A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
  6. (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
  7. (obsolete) A great booming noise; a hollow sound.
  8. (slang) A woman’s breast.
  9. (wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
  10. (slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
Verb
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To fail dismally.
  3. (informal) To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.
  4. (obsolete) To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
  5. (slang) To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
  6. (informal) To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
Adjective
  1. (slang) Great, awesome.
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