bomb
To attack using one or more bombsTo attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
» We heard the bomb go off.
Wir hörten die Bombe explodieren. — xtofu80
Мы слышали, как взорвалась бомба. — Hellerick
Ми чули, як вибухнула бомба. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
12 senses(intransitive, transitive)To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
bombardieren
бомби́тьbombítʹ, разбомби́тьrazbombítʹ, бомбардирова́тьbombardirovátʹ
бомбардува́тиbombarduváty, бомби́тиbombýty, розбомби́тиrozbombýty
throw bombs at or attack with bombs
To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
(figuratively, intransitive, often, transitive)To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
(informal)To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash.
eine Arschbombe machen
(informal)To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
(especially, informal)To move at high speed.
I was bombing down the road on my motorbike.
(reflexive, slang)To make oneself drunk.
(slang)To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
(ambitransitive, slang)To fail dismally.
I totally bombed that exam.
fail to get a passing grade
(intransitive, slang)To crash.
(slang, transitive)To make a smelly mess in (a toilet).
(slang)Synonym of parachute (“wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them”).
(obsolete)To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
Examples
416 sentencesWe heard the bomb go off.
Ми чули, як вибухнула бомба. — deniko
ruМы слышали, как взорвалась бомба. — Hellerick
deWir hörten die Bombe explodieren. — xtofu80
Tom thought it was a bomb.
Том подумав, що це була бомба. — deniko
ruТом решил, что это бомба. — marafon
Tom thought that it was a bomb.
Том подумав, що це була бомба. — deniko
This bomb can kill many people.
Ця бомба може вбити багато людей. — deniko
deDiese Bombe kann viele Menschen töten. — Tamy
I have a bomb.
У мене бомба. — deniko
ruУ меня бомба. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from AncientFrom French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself. Doublet of bombe. Compare boom.
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Forms
bombs, bombing, bombed, bombedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- defuse the bomb
- the bomb exploded
- bomb exploded
- bombed during the
- was a bomb
- when the bomb
- was bombed during
- bomb went off
- atomic bomb
- bombed during
- find the bomb
- bombs on the