boom

/bˈum/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

make a resonant sound, like artillery
“His deep voice boomed through the hall”
hit hard
“He smashed a 3-run homer”
be the case that thunder is being heard
“Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed”
make a deep hollow sound
“Her voice booms out the words of the song”
grow vigorously
“The deer population in this town is thriving”

noun

a deep prolonged loud noise
a state of economic prosperity
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
“the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line”
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring

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