bomb

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. An explosive weapon detonated by impact, proximity to an object, a timing mechanism, or other means.
2. n. An atomic or nuclear bomb. Used with the.
3. n. Any of various weapons detonated to release destructive material, such as smoke or gas.
4. n. Football A long forward pass.
5. n. A container capable of withstanding high internal pressure.
6. n. A vessel for storing compressed gas.
7. n. A portable, manually operated container that ejects a spray, foam, or gas under pressure.
8. n. Slang A dismal failure; a fiasco.
9. n. Slang An old car.
10. n. Slang One that is excellent or superior. Used with the.
11. n. Chiefly British Slang A large amount of money.
12. n. Chiefly British Slang A great success.
13. v. To attack, damage, or destroy with or as if with bombs.
14. v. To drop a bomb or bombs.
15. v. Slang To fail miserably: The play bombed.
16. v. Slang To paint a graffito.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. A variant of boom.
2. n. A great noise; a loud hollow sound; the stroke of a bell.
3. n. An explosive projectile, consisting of a hollow ball or spherical shell, generally of cast-iron, filled with a bursting charge, fired from a mortar, and usually exploded by means of a fuse or tube filled with a slow-burning compound, which is ignited by the exploding powder when the mortar is discharged. Bombs may be thrown in such a direction as to fall into a fort, a city, or an enemy's camp, where they burst with great violence, and often with terrible effect. The length and composition of the fuse must be calculated in such a way that the bomb shall burst the moment it arrives at the destined place. Bombs are now commonly termed shells, though shell in the sense of a projectile has a wider meaning. See shell. Also called bombshell.
4. n. Any missile constructed upon similar principles: as, a dynamite bomb.
5. n. In geology, a block of scoria ejected from the crater of a volcano.
6. n. A small war-vessel carrying mortars for throwing bombs; a bomb-ketch.
7. To attack with bombs; bombard.

Wiktionary

1. n. An explosive device used or intended as a weapon.
2. n. slang A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
3. n. US, Australia, informal A car in poor condition.
4. n. UK, slang A large amount of money, a fortune.
5. n. chiefly UK, slang A success; the bomb.
6. n. chiefly UK, slang A very attractive woman; a bombshell.
7. n. often in combination An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
8. n. dated The atomic bomb.
9. n. American football, slang A long forward pass.
10. n. chemistry A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
11. n. informal A jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, for maximum splashing.
12. v. transitive, intransitive To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
13. v. intransitive, slang To fail dismally.
14. v. informal To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.
15. v. obsolete To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
16. adj. slang great, awesome

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. obsolete A great noise; a hollow sound.
2. n. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See Shell.
3. n. A bomb ketch.
4. v. obsolete To bombard.
5. v. obsolete To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. fail to get a passing grade
2. v. throw bombs at or attack with bombs
3. n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
4. n. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
5. n. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion