Definition of bomb

Overview of noun bomb

The noun bomb has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (8) bomb

(an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)

2. (1) bomb calorimeter, bomb

(strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion)

3. turkey, bomb, dud

(an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned")

Overview of verb bomb

The verb bomb has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) bombard, bomb

(throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden")

2. fail, flunk, bomb, flush it

(fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?")