Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boom off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: boom off
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To resound against (a surface).

Transitive verb

verb

To move away quickly.

Dated; Intransitive verb

verb

To boom as a result of (something) (to flourish, grow, or progress).

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To explode (a door) to gain access.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To mark off an area (of water, or sometimes land) using booms (a floating barrier used to obstruct navigation) or something similar.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To shoot using (something); to be fired.

Intransitive verb; Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To blow off or brush off (somebody); to dismiss (somebody) as unimportant.

Dated; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The music boomed off the walls of the venue."
"The train boomed off to the west."
"The economy will boom off the exploitation of offshore oil."
"The cops boomed off my door."
"They boomed off the oil slick."
"He booms off his glock as he enters the room."

Usage

Inflected Forms

booms off (present, singular) booming off (participle, present) boomed off (participle, past) boomed off (past)

Questions

What does boom off mean?: To resound against (a surface).

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