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    [Verb]  | "boom" | \ ˈbüm \


    1: to make a deep hollow sound

    2: to increase in importance, popularity, or esteem

    3: to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in prices

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English bomben, bummen, of imitative origin;

    [Verb]  | "low*er" | \ ˈlau̇(-ə)r \


    1: to look sullen : frown

    2: to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie in wait;

    [Verb]  | "low*er" | \ ˈlō-ər \


    1: to move down : drop; also : diminish

    2: to let descend : let down

    3: to depress as to direction

    Origin: 1575 ;

    [Noun]  | "boom" 


    1: a booming sound or cry —often used interjectionally to indicate suddenness

    2: a rapid expansion or increase: such as

    3: a general movement in support of a candidate for office

    Origin: circa 1500 ;

    [Noun]  | "boom" 


    1: a long spar used to extend the foot of a sail

    2: a chain or line of connected floating timbers extended across a river, lake, or harbor (as to obstruct passage or catch floating objects)

    3: a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill

    Origin: 1627 ;

     Dutch, tree, beam; akin to Old High German boum tree {mat|beam|};

    [Noun]  | "boom box" 


    1: a usually large portable stereophonic radio and tape or CD player

    Origin: 1981 ;

    [Noun]  | "baby boom" 


    1: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)

    Origin: 1879 ;

    [Noun]  | "sonic boom" 


    1: a sound resembling an explosion produced when a shock wave formed at the nose of an aircraft traveling at supersonic speed reaches the ground —called also sonic bang

    Origin: 1952 ;

    [Noun]  | "boom" 


    1: a loud explosive sound;


      * e.g., " ... the nerve-jangling boom of a car backfiring "



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    [Verb]  | "boom" 


    1: to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number;


      * e.g., " ... with the strong economy, business is booming "




    2: to make a long loud deep noise or cry;


      * e.g., " ... the cannons boomed throughout the night "



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    [Verb]  | "lower" 


    1: to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally;


      * e.g., " ... workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place "




    2: to go to a lower level especially abruptly;


      * e.g., " ... prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased "




    3: to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent;


      * e.g., " ... decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable "




    [Verb]  | "lower" 


    1: to take on a gloomy or forbidding look;


      * e.g., " ... the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm "




    2: to look with anger or disapproval;


      * e.g., " ... the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her "




     [ "boom" ]

    1: when really cool things happen

      * e.g.,  ... Boom.. 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: exclamation when you are pleased or to show off

      * e.g.,  ... Boom. I just won our netball match. I beat you. Boom. Boom. I win. 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: An exclamation used to define / draw attention to an excellent outcome. Can be used without any preamble. Typically accompanied by suitably emphatic hand / arm gestures.

      * e.g.,  ... "I just made the most awesome dinner - boom!" 

     [ "boom" ]

    1:  When something is good, great or amazing.

      * e.g.,  ... "That club we went to last night was boom" 

     [ "boom" ]

    2:  When someone does something good, great or amazing.

      * e.g.,  ... Boy smashes a window - "Yeah dats boom" 

     [ "boom" ]

    3:  When someone says something good, great or amazing.

      * e.g.,  ... "Let's go down the park and get some cider" "Yeah boom" 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: -a small piece of hashish that is adequate enough to roll yourself a blasting doob. - a piece of hashish that is just enough for one joint.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, what are you upto? You wanna boom one? 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: word used in banja luka when someone does something good

      * e.g.,  ... Friend: I commited three war crimes in Bosnia from 1992 to 1995 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: New Zealander for a "sexual part" of the body such as the butt, or chest.

      * e.g.,  ... Jermaine: If I say you got a Boom ow ow, come on Bret, help me out now. Bret you got it goin on. 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: To perform a slam dunk maneuver.

      * e.g.,  ... Ay, nigga just boomed on you cuss. 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: best one syllable word in the English Language. Can be used to a) clarify a point 2) show respeck or d) highlight something ultra sweet.

      * e.g.,  ... a) Whore-Hay: "What don't you get? You have to scream Punish. Punish. Boom." 

     [ "boom" ]

    1: The action of accelerating an object at a high speed with the intent of success. In the past tense to have boomed something is to have accelerated an object at high speed and achieved success.

      * e.g.,  ... He boomed the puck into the net. 

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