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boomed

boom
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boom]
    • /bum/
    • /buːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boom]
    • /bum/

Definitions of boomed word

  • verb without object boomed to sail at full speed. 1
  • verb with object boomed to extend or position, as a sail (usually followed by out or off). 1
  • verb with object boomed to manipulate (an object) by or as by means of a crane or derrick. 1
  • noun boomed Nautical. any of various more or less horizontal spars or poles for extending the feet of sails, especially fore-and-aft sails, for handling cargo, suspending mooring lines alongside a vessel, pushing a vessel away from wharves, etc. 1
  • noun boomed Aeronautics. an outrigger used on certain aircraft for connecting the tail surfaces to the fuselage. a maneuverable and retractable pipe on a tanker aircraft for refueling another aircraft in flight. chord1 (def 4). 1
  • noun boomed a chain, cable, series of connected floating timbers, or the like, serving to obstruct navigation, confine floating timber, etc. 1

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Origin of boomed

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; 1910-15 for def 10; late Middle English bombon, bummyn to buzz; cognate with Dutch bommen, German bummen, orig. imitative

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Parts of speech for Boomed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boomed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

boomed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boomed

noun boomed

  • cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
  • clapped — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
  • dammed — a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
  • lathed — a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
  • noised — Simple past tense and past participle of noise.

verb boomed

  • chimed — an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
  • donged — Simple past tense and past participle of dong.
  • drummed — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
  • flourished — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
  • mushroomed — Simple past tense and past participle of mushroom.

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