Boom

English Meaning

A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

1. To make a deep, resonant sound.
2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish: Business is booming.
3. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound: a field commander booming out orders.
4. To cause to grow or flourish; boost.
5. A deep resonant sound, as of an explosion.
6. A time of economic prosperity.
7. A sudden increase, as in popularity.
8. Nautical A long spar extending from a mast to hold or extend the foot of a sail.
9. A long pole extending upward at an angle from the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects being lifted or suspended.
10. A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs enclosing other free-floating logs, typically used to catch floating debris or to obstruct passage.
11. A floating barrier serving to contain an oil spill.
12. A long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.
13. A spar that connects the tail surfaces and the main structure of an airplane.
14. A long hollow tube attached to a tanker aircraft, through which fuel flows to another aircraft being refueled in flight.
15. 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).
16. drop To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.