2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish: Business is booming.
v.tr.
1. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound: a field commander booming out orders.
2. To cause to grow or flourish; boost.
n.
1. A deep resonant sound, as of an explosion.
2. A time of economic prosperity.
3. A sudden increase, as in popularity.
[Middle English bomben, imitative of a loud noise.]
boom 2(bm)
n.
1. Nautical A long spar extending from a mast to hold or extend the foot of a sail.
2. A long pole extending upward at an angle from the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects being lifted or suspended.
3.
a. A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs enclosing other free-floating logs, typically used to catch floating debris or to obstruct passage.
b. A floating barrier serving to contain an oil spill.
4. A long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.
5.
a. A spar that connects the tail surfaces and the main structure of an airplane.
b. A long hollow tube attached to a tanker aircraft, through which fuel flows to another aircraft being refueled in flight.
tr.v.boomed, boom·ing, booms
To move or position using a crane: The renegade logs somehow escaped while . . . the logs were boomed up into the mile-long rafts that ply these channels(Jack Weatherford).
Idiom:
drop/lowerthe boom
To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.
[Dutch, tree, pole, from Middle Dutch; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]
m)
- in Indo-European roots.]