Definition of boom:

part of speech: verb

To make a loud hollow noise; rush with violence.

part of speech: noun

A spar to extend a foreand- alt sail; piece of timber to obstruct ships or floating bodies.

Common misspellings * :

• bom (20.0%)
• boomi (40.0%)
• bomm (40.0%)

Usage examples :

• The California steamed on, when suddenly " Boom "Gold Seekers of '49", - Edwin L. Sabin

• The boys like you, you could do all the trade, and the boom that's beginning will make this settlement a big place. "The Girl From Keller's Sadie's Conquest", - Harold Bindloss

• Then, with one hand on the house and the other on the rail, he looked out from under our main- boom and across at the steamer. "The Seiners", - James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

• From boom town to boom town he went. "Gigolo", - Edna Ferber