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boom1
noun a deep resounding sound, like that made by a large drum or gun.
verb (boomed , booming )
1 intr to make a deep resounding sound.
2 tr & intr to speak in a loud booming voice.
[15c: probably imitating the sound]
boom2
noun
1 a sudden increase or growth in business, prosperity, activity, etc.
2 a period of such rapid growth or activity, etc.
verb (boomed , booming ) intr
1 said especially of a business: to become rapidly and suddenly prosperous, active or busy.
2 said of a commodity, etc: to increase sharply in value.
[19c, originally US: perhaps from boom1]
boom3
noun
1 naut a pole to which the bottom of a ship's sail is attached, keeping the sail stretched tight.
2 a heavy pole or chain, or a barrier of floating logs, etc across the entrance to a harbour or across a river.
3 cinema , TV , etc a long pole with a microphone, camera or light attached to one end, allowing it to be held above the heads of people being filmed.
[17c: Dutch, meaning -beam- or -pole-]
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