Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bomb out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: bom-b out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.

Intransitive verb

verb

To remove or cause (someone) to be removed or ejected from something.

Transitive verb

verb

To destroy completely or kill with explosives.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To do badly on a test or examination.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"The excitement along TV row this time of year generally is confined to the new season's shows—how many will hit or how many will bomb out?"
"Jane Fonda may be a hit at the box office, but she is bombing out politically."
"Brazil started as favourites and as luck would have it, they bombed out in the quarterfinals."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bombs out (present, singular) bombing out (participle, present) bombed out (participle, past) bombed out (past)

Questions

What does bomb out mean?: To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.

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