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verb(boom)to make a deep hollow sound
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verb(boom)to increase in importance, popularity, or esteem
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verb(boom)to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in prices
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noun(boom)a booming sound or cry —often used interjectionally to indicate suddenness
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noun(boom)a rapid expansion or increase: such as
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noun(boom)a general movement in support of a candidate for office
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noun(boom)a long spar used to extend the foot of a sail
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noun(boom)a chain or line of connected floating timbers extended across a river, lake, or harbor (as to obstruct passage or catch floating objects)
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noun(boom)a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
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noun(boom)a marked rise in birthrate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)
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noun(boom)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