Meaning of "bomb" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOMB

From French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus a booming sound, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin; compare Old Norse bumba drum.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOMB

bomb  [bɒm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOMB

Bomb is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bomb in English.

WHAT DOES BOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bomb

A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanical stress, the impact and penetration of pressure-driven projectiles, pressure damage, and explosion-generated effects. A nuclear weapon employs chemical-based explosives to initiate a much larger nuclear-based explosion. Bombs have been in use since the 11th century in Song Dynasty China. The term bomb is not usually applied to explosive devices used for civilian purposes such as construction or mining, although the people using the devices may sometimes refer to them as "bomb". The military use of the term "bomb", or more specifically aerial bomb action, typically refers to airdropped, unpowered explosive weapons most commonly used by air forces and naval aviation. Other military explosive weapons not classified as "bombs" include grenades, shells, depth charges, warheads when in missiles, or land mines. In unconventional warfare, "bomb" can refer to a range of offensive weaponry.

Definition of bomb in the English dictionary

The first definition of bomb in the dictionary is a hollow projectile containing an explosive, incendiary, or other destructive substance, esp one carried by aircraft. Other definition of bomb is any container filled with explosive. Bomb is also a round or pear-shaped mass of volcanic rock, solidified from molten lava that has been thrown into the air.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOMB

PRESENT

Present

I bomb

you bomb

he/she/it bombs

we bomb

you bomb

they bomb

Present continuous

I am bombing

you are bombing

he/she/it is bombing

we are bombing

you are bombing

they are bombing

Present perfect

I have bombed

you have bombed

he/she/it has bombed

we have bombed

you have bombed

they have bombed

Present perfect continuous

I have been bombing

you have been bombing

he/she/it has been bombing

we have been bombing

you have been bombing

they have been bombing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bombed

you bombed

he/she/it bombed

we bombed

you bombed

they bombed

Past continuous

I was bombing

you were bombing

he/she/it was bombing

we were bombing

you were bombing

they were bombing

Past perfect

I had bombed

you had bombed

he/she/it had bombed

we had bombed

you had bombed

they had bombed

Past perfect continuous

I had been bombing

you had been bombing

he/she/it had been bombing

we had been bombing

you had been bombing

they had been bombing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bomb

you will bomb

he/she/it will bomb

we will bomb

you will bomb

they will bomb

Future continuous

I will be bombing

you will be bombing

he/she/it will be bombing

we will be bombing

you will be bombing

they will be bombing

Future perfect

I will have bombed

you will have bombed

he/she/it will have bombed

we will have bombed

you will have bombed

they will have bombed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bombing

you will have been bombing

he/she/it will have been bombing

we will have been bombing

you will have been bombing

they will have been bombing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bomb

you would bomb

he/she/it would bomb

we would bomb

you would bomb

they would bomb

Conditional continuous

I would be bombing

you would be bombing

he/she/it would be bombing

we would be bombing

you would be bombing

they would be bombing

Conditional perfect

I would have bomb

you would have bomb

he/she/it would have bomb

we would have bomb

you would have bomb

they would have bomb

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bombing

you would have been bombing

he/she/it would have been bombing

we would have been bombing

you would have been bombing

they would have been bombing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bomb
we let´s bomb
you bomb

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bomb

Past participle

bombed

Present Participle

bombing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BOMB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bomb» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bomb

assault · attack · blast · blitz · blow sky-high · blow up · bombard · bombshell · charge · destroy · device · explosive · grenade · mine · missile · projectile · rocket · shell · strafe · torpedo

TRANSLATION OF BOMB

Find out the translation of bomb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bomb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bomb» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 炸弹
• Translator English - Spanish: bomba
• English: bomb
• Translator English - Hindi: बम
• Translator English - Arabic: قُنْبُلَة
• Translator English - Russian: бомба
• Translator English - Portuguese: bomba
• Translator English - Bengali: বোমা
• Translator English - French: bombe
• Translator English - Malay: Bom
• Translator English - German: Bombe
• Translator English - Japanese: 爆弾
• Translator English - Korean: 폭탄
• Translator English - Javanese: Bom
• Translator English - Vietnamese: quả bom
• Translator English - Tamil: குண்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: बॉम्ब
• Translator English - Turkish: bomba
• Translator English - Italian: bomba
• Translator English - Polish: bomba
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бомба
• Translator English - Romanian: bombă
• Translator English - Greek: βόμβα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bom
• Translator English - Swedish: bomb
• Translator English - Norwegian: bombe

10 QUOTES WITH «BOMB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bomb.

1

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

We are not afraid of nuclear weapons. The point is that if we had in fact wanted to build a nuclear bomb, we are brave enough to say that we want it. But we never do that.

2

Sidney Altman

The mystique associated with the bomb, the role that scientists played in it, and its general importance could not fail to impress even a six-year old.

3

Reza Aslan

Nobody, absolutely nobody, straps a bomb on their body because they were recruited from the Internet. It takes an enormous amount of personal face-to-face contact and time in order to recruit a young person into the cause of jihad.

4

Richard Ayoade

The act of seeing any film generally is you knowing more than the characters, even if it's the classic Hitchcock shot of two people talking and a bomb being under the table. Part of the pleasure of it is seeing where people go wrong, and the irony of situations.

5

James Belushi

Accidents happen, whether they're car accidents, friendly fire, drug overdoses. Accidents happen, and they're tragic. It's like a bomb that goes off and pieces of shrapnel rip into the flesh of the family. It's the families that need the compassion, because everywhere they walk, every day, someone reminds them of their loss.

6

Benjamin Carson

One of the reasons surgeons have so much trouble separating Siamese twins is that nobody gets to do many of them. On the table, the anatomy is so different from normal, that you're constantly trying to figure out, 'Can I cut this? Does this wire lead to what?' It's like trying to defuse a bomb.

7

Rosanne Cash

I am so sick of reading about another car bomb, another suicide bomber, another 10, 20, 30, 70, 100 people dead in a day, both Americans and Iraqis.

8

Wesley Clark

In my experience, in bringing coercive diplomacy to bear against Slobodan Milosevic, no bomb strike was more important than maintaining NATO's cohesion.

9

Ray Comfort

Each of us should think of the future. Every puff on a cigarette is another tick closer to a time bomb of terrible consequences. Christopher Hitchens didn't care about the consequences of smoking cigarettes. Tragically, he died of throat cancer in December 2011.

10

Charles Dance

I've never been one for late nights, which is why I have always preferred making films to theatre. A play takes over your life: you start to feel sick at lunchtime, and by mid-afternoon, you're wishing for a bomb scare so the whole thing will be called off. Of course, if the evening goes well and you get the applause, then it's wonderful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOMB»

Discover the use of bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most ...

This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb. Bomb is a 2012 National Book Awards finalist for Young People’s Literature.

Steve Sheinkin, 2012

Making of the Atomic Bomb

Richard Rhodes gives the definitive story of man’s most awesome discovery and invention.

Richard Rhodes, 2012

Israel and the Bomb

He weaves together the story of the formative years of Israel's nuclear program, from the founding of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission in 1952, to the alliance with France that gave Israel the sophisticated technology it needed, to the ...

Avner Cohen, 2013

Dark Sun: The Making Of The Hydrogen Bomb

Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for more than forty years.

Richard Rhodes, 2012

The Bomb

But sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu believes the Americans are lying and that it will never be safe to return. He must find a way to stop the first bomb before it is dropped . . . even if it means risking his own destruction.

Theodore Taylor, 2007

The Bomb: A Life

In this magisterial and enthralling account, Gerard DeGroot gives us the life story of the Bomb, from its birth in the turn-of-the-century physics labs of Europe to a childhood in the New Mexico desert of the 1940s, from adolescence and ...

Gerard DeGroot, 2011

Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, ...

She's also recruited a rocking list of contributors who offer advice on all things cool, including: Betsey Johnson on personal style A step-by-step guide to performing a striptease by Dita Von Teese Tips on getting inked by Kat Von D. ...

Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna, 2008

India's Nuclear Bomb: The Impact on Global Proliferation

Publisher Fact Sheet The definitive history of India's long flirtation with nuclear capability, culminating in the nuclear tests that surprised the world in May 1998.

George Perkovich, 1999

Hiroshima: The World's Bomb

The US decision to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 remains one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century.

Andrew J. Rotter, 2008

Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security ...

In Bomb Power, bestselling author Garry Wills presents a blistering critique of excessive executive power and official secrecy, drawing a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W. Bush.

Garry Wills, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bomb is used in the context of the following news items.

Turkish Airlines flight TK-65 lands at IGI airport after "bomb threat"

NEW DELHI: A Turkish Airlines flight TK 65 flying between Bangkok and Istanbul made an emergency land at Delhi airport due to a bomb threat ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

'Harrowing' bomb events in Winnipeg impact many, mayor says

"Harrowing" and "unnerving" are how Mayor Brian Bowman and police Chief Devon Clunis described the past few days in Winnipeg. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

NATO Convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Hit by Suicide Bomb: Officials

KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO military convoy was hit by a suicide car bomb in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, officials told NBC News. «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

Asylum seeker accused of Coke can bomb hoax 'had massacre …

An asylum seeker accused of a bomb hoax was found with a piece of paper with the words 'weapons', 'missile' and 'massacre' written on it, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

An Iraqi fighter jet accidentally drops a bomb on Baghdad, killing up …

An Iraqi fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb over a Baghdad neighborhood while returning to its base today. A Reuters report said that five ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

Nigeria bomb attack in Zaria city 'kills 20'

Witnesses said workers had been queuing up seeking employment under Mr Buhari's administration when the bomb detonated in Zaria's ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

Santa Fe Police investigate possible bomb

Police are investigating a possible bomb on railroad tracks near the intersection of Tower Road and Highway 6 in Santa Fe, Police Chief ... «KHOU, Jul 15»

5 civilians injured in bomb explosion in Egypt's Behira

The explosion has also damaged two vehicles in the area. Security forces and bomb experts rushed to the spot and are currently in search for ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

7/7 bombings: Tube driver recalls the moment a bomb exploded …

Mr Porter admits it did not register that a bomb had exploded yards from his train, but he realised there had been a serious incident when a ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

7/7 bomb victims remembered in Hyde Park ceremony – video

Flowers are laid in memory of the victims of London's 7 July 2005 bombings, 10 years to the hour since four suicide bombers began their ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»