boom

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hit hard
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
a deep prolonged loud noise
a state of economic prosperity
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
make a resonant sound, like artillery
be the case that thunder is being heard
make a deep hollow sound
grow vigorously
A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail
A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended
A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor
A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage
A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away
To extend, or push, with a boom or pole
To cry with a hollow note
To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon
To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind
To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor
A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon
A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement
To cause to advance rapidly in price
Residential area (city, town, village) in Belgium in Antwerpen
Residential area (city, town, village) in Belize in Belize
Residential area (city, town, village) in Guinea in Conakry
Residential area (city, town, village) in Indonesia in Jawa Barat
Residential area (city, town, village) in Nicaragua in Autonoma Atlantico Norte
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Tennessee

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