to bomb
- verb
- /bɑm/
- At the end of World War Two, we bombed Hamburg.
- bomb targets
- bomb cities
- bomb buildings
So we're going to bomb Iran or not.
- So we're going to bomb Iran or not.
- As we speak, he's he's bombed Yemen, he's bombed Somalia.
- But Kennedy goes, if we bomb Cuba, what do they do?
- Russia bombs a school, Russia bombs a hospital.
- Now, if you can show that you don't want to go on the bombing mission, that's same.
- It was not the atom bomb that decided to bomb Hiroshima.
- General Flynn, should we bomb Turkey?
- At one point the pro Palestinian protesters screamed you bombed a hospital, which OK, no.
- And then after two years, the man who bombed me, for some reason he let me go.
- OK, so Cherny have itself was bombed in early March.
- So I don't get my plane bombed or killed later.
- Iraq was bombed into this place.
Examples
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They're gonna bomb our ass back to the Stone Age.
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You know, NATO bombed Serbia, got involved there.
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It's like we, we bomb people all the time.
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Look, I need you to bomb this place out of existence.
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So we're going to bomb Iran or not.
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But Kennedy goes, if we bomb Cuba, what do they do?
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Identify the WMD for us, and we'll go in and bomb the hell out of it.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Israelis may go so far as to bomb Iran's oil fields and energy infrastructure.
Academic text (2012) -
Rezwan Ferdaus nearly succeeded in his plot to bomb the Pentagon and Capitol building.
Academic text (2012) -
They plan to bomb the enemy's base during the night to achieve maximum surprise.
Synonyms
To break rock or walls using explosives to make an opening
To fire metal containers filled with explosives at a place or people to cause damage
To attack something repeatedly by throwing things like stones or bombs
To attack a place by throwing a bomb that starts fires
To attack a wide area from the air by dropping many bombs
To fly down quickly to attack, often seen when birds fly at people or when planes drop bombs
To attack a place with a thick burning liquid from bombs or flamethrowers
To attack a place suddenly and heavily, often by bombing from planes
Make people homeless by destroying their homes with bombs
To drop many bombs over an area in a set pattern
To drop bombs from a low plane so they bounce along water to hit ships
To destroy a city or area using a very powerful nuclear bomb
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Say the rude word 'fuck', often in a situation where it surprises or offends people
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A very powerful weapon that splits atoms to make a huge explosion and destroy large areas
- Offensive
An explosive hidden inside a car that can be set off by remote control or a timer
- Offensive
A thing made inside a metal pipe that explodes to hurt people or damage things
- NSFW
A weapon that explodes and spreads radioactive material to contaminate an area, not a nuclear bomb
- Specialized
A weapon that holds many small explosives which spread out and explode over a wide area
- Specialized
A very powerful nuclear bomb that makes a huge explosion by joining hydrogen atoms
- Specialized
A weapon that kills people mainly with radiation but leaves buildings mostly standing
- NSFW
A weapon that releases toxic chemicals when it explodes to kill or harm people
- Specialized
A weapon that makes a very large explosion by joining light atoms like hydrogen
- Archaic
A small jet-powered flying bomb used by Germany in World War II to attack cities
- NSFW
A simple weapon that uses a bottle of gasoline and a cloth wick to start fires
- Specialized
An explosive dropped from a plane that falls by gravity without guidance
- NSFW
A bomb that sends out many small metal pieces to injure or kill people
- Specialized
A bomb that releases a huge amount of energy by splitting heavy atoms like uranium or plutonium
- Specialized
A bomb that spreads fuel into the air and then explodes to make a very large blast
- Offensive
A bomb you can make explode from far away using a small device you hold
- Specialized
A very powerful bomb that uses plutonium to make a huge nuclear explosion
- Specialized
A very powerful weapon that makes a huge explosion by joining tiny hydrogen atoms at extreme heat
- Specialized
A strong closed container that measures heat from burning things in a lab
- NSFW
A weapon that sprays flammable liquid into the air then sets it on fire to make a large explosion
- Specialized
A weapon that explodes and sends metal pieces at high speed to hurt people and damage things nearby
- NSFW
A weapon that explodes in the air to stop electronic devices from working without hurting people or buildings
- Specialized
A large explosive object that makes a strong blast and many flying pieces
- Specialized
A heavy laser-guided bomb weighing 5,000 pounds that goes deep into bunkers to destroy them
- Specialized
A missile with wings and a jet engine that carries explosives to a target without a person on board
- NSFW
An explosive device made from plastic explosives that can be shaped to fit small spaces
- NSFW
A weapon that spreads fuel into the air and then sets it on fire, causing a very large blast
- Specialized
A bomb that spreads fuel into the air and then sets it on fire to make a very large explosion
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bomb as a verb to attack comes straight from the explosive bomb and means to attack a place with bombs, making many loud 'booms'. So to bomb somewhere is to drop bombs on it.