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Meaning of bomb

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bomb
      n 1: an explosive device fused to explode under specific
           conditions
      2: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn:
         {bomb calorimeter}, {bomb}]
      3: 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" [syn: {turkey}, {bomb},
         {dud}]
      v 1: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed
           Dresden" [syn: {bombard}, {bomb}]
      2: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed
         nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: {fail}, {flunk},
         {bomb}, {flush it}] [ant: {make it}, {pass}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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