boom

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. push, boost, plug; flourish; thunder, drum, rumble (See loudness). —n. beam, spar, jib; prosperity. See publication, ship.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A loud noise]

Syn. roar, blast, blare; see noise 1 .

2. [Sudden increase, especially sudden prosperity]

Syn. rush, growth, inflation; see increase 1 .

v.

1. [To make a loud sound]

Syn. roar, reverberate, thunder; see sound 1 .

2. [To increase rapidly]

Syn. prosper, expand, swell, flourish; see grow 1 , prosper .

• lower the boom (on)*,

Syn. take action against, move against, beat, overcome; see attack 2 , punish .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. thud thunder, report, crack, roar, rumble, crash, bang, shot, fulmination, cannonade, peal, burst, explosion, detonation.

2. increase growth, expansion, upturn, prosperity, growth, spurt, bull market.

ANT.: 2. recession, depression, decline

II

v.

1. thud thunder, report, crack, roar, rumble, crash, bang, blow up, backfire, pop, explode.

2. increase grow, expand, prosper, thrive, spurt, mushroom, *go great guns, grow exponentially, flourish.

ANT.: 2. recede, decline

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To make a continuous deep reverberating sound: growl, grumble, roll, rumble. See SOUNDS. 2. To make an earsplitting explosive noise: bang, blast, roar, thunder. See SOUNDS. 3. To do or fare well: flourish, go, prosper, thrive. Slang: score. Idioms: get (or go) somewhere, go great guns, go strong. See THRIVE. II noun An earsplitting, explosive noise: bang, blast, roar, thunder. See SOUNDS.