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bomb

Main Entry: ²bomb

Function: verb

Date: 1688

transitive verb

1 : to attack with or as if with bombs : bombard
2 : to defeat decisively
3 : to hit (as a baseball or a golf shot) very hardintransitive verb 1 : to fall flat : fail
2 slang : to move rapidly <bombed down the hill>

— bomb·ing noun

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