boom
Definition
- n. a deep prolonged loud noise
- n. a state of economic prosperity
- n. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- n. a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
Word forms
- Past tense
- boomed
- Present participle
- booming
- Past participle
- boomed
- Third person singular
- booms
Example sentences
n.
The city experienced a boom in tourism last summer.
vi.
The economy began to boom after the new policies were introduced.
vt.
The government plans to boom the local agriculture by providing subsidies.