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bomb
/bɒm/
noun
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon.
A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
"box office bomb"
A large amount of money.
"cost a bomb"
Similar: fortune, packet, pretty penny
verb
To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
To fail dismally.
To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.
adjective
Great, awesome.
"Have you tried the new tacos from that restaurant? They're pretty bomb!"
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