Boom Definition
Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Boudewijn Karel Boom (1903-1980).
- To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.
- to act suddenly and forcefully in dealing out punishment or criticism, in defeating, etc.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Boom
- drop
- lower the boom
Origin of Boom
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Onomatopoetic, perhaps borrowed; compare German bummen, Dutch bommen.
From Wiktionary
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Dutch tree, pole from Middle Dutch bheuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Dutch boom (“tree, pole”). Compare English beam.
From Wiktionary
Or uncertain origin; perhaps a development of Etymology 1, above.
From Wiktionary
Middle English bomben imitative of a loud noise
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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