bomb
/bɒm/noun
उच्चारण बॉम
बम
Core word
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a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown
बम
- a time bomb
- A bomb scare closed the station for an hour.
- The old bomb found on the construction site was made safe by experts.
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- Bomb detectors are used at every airport.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bomb (countable noun)
A bomb is a weapon or device that explodes.
Bomb एक हथियार या यंत्र है जो विस्फोट करता है।
- The police defused a bomb found near the station.
- The bomb went off at noon.
bomb + object (verb)
As a verb, bomb means to attack a place with bombs, and it takes a direct object.
क्रिया के रूप में bomb का अर्थ है किसी स्थान पर बमों से हमला करना, और यह सीधे object लेती है।
- Enemy planes bombed the bridge twice.
- The city was bombed during the war.
the bomb / a bomb (informal senses)
In informal British English, cost a bomb means to be very expensive and make a bomb means to earn a lot. In informal American English, a bomb can mean a total failure.
अनौपचारिक British English में 'cost a bomb' का अर्थ बहुत महँगा होना और 'make a bomb' का अर्थ बहुत कमाना है।
- That wedding must have cost a bomb.
- He made a bomb selling mobile covers.
go like a bomb / bomb along
Informally, it can mean to go very fast or to be very successful.
अनौपचारिक रूप से इसका अर्थ बहुत तेज़ चलना या बहुत सफल होना है।
- His new scooter goes like a bomb.
- The bus was bombing along the highway.
bomb + prepositions
Bomb disposal, bomb threat and bomb scare are common compound nouns; the verb phrase to bomb out means to fail badly.
Bomb disposal, bomb threat और bomb scare सामान्य compound nouns हैं; 'bomb out' का अर्थ बुरी तरह असफल होना है।
- The film bombed out at the box office.
- A bomb threat emptied the mall.
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verb + bomb
dropplantdefusedetonatethrow
- The bomb disposal team defused the device safely.
type of + bomb
atomtimecarpetrolsmoke
- A smoke bomb was thrown to scatter the crowd.
bomb + noun
scarethreatblastsquadshelterdisposal
- A bomb scare closed the airport for two hours.
bomb + out / bombed
heavily bombedbomb outbomb the exam
- Many families were bombed out of their homes.
bomb + verb
explodego offdamagedestroykill
- The bomb went off in an empty shed.
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- A hoax call about a bomb in the school sent everyone outside.
स्कूल में बम की झूठी सूचना की कॉल से सब बाहर आ गए।
- The bridge was bombed in 1971 and rebuilt after the war.
पुल पर 1971 में बमबारी हुई और युद्ध के बाद उसका पुनर्निर्माण हुआ।
- Radhika's phone cost a bomb, so she keeps it in a cover.
राधिका का फ़ोन बहुत महँगा था, इसलिए वह उसे cover में रखती है।
- He thought he would bomb the maths test, but he scored well.
उसे लगा था कि वह गणित की परीक्षा में बुरी तरह फेल होगा, पर उसके अच्छे अंक आए।
- The hero's film bombed at the box office in its first week.
नायक की फ़िल्म पहले सप्ताह में box office पर बुरी तरह पिट गई।
- After the bomb scare, passengers were allowed to re-enter the station.
Bomb की अफ़वाह के बाद यात्रियों को फिर से स्टेशन में जाने दिया गया।
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✗ The terrorists bombed at the railway station.
✓ The terrorists bombed the railway station.
Bomb is a transitive verb and takes no preposition.
'Bomb' सकर्मक क्रिया है और preposition नहीं लेती।
§Grammar and usage
Bomb /bɒm/, with a silent b at the end (like comb, tomb, climb); idiom: cost a bomb (British informal, be very expensive).
Bomb /bɒm/, अंत में silent b (comb, tomb, climb की तरह); idiom 'cost a bomb' (British अनौपचारिक, बहुत महँगा होना)।