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boom

n.

A loud noise
roar, blast, blare; see noise 1.
Sudden increase, especially sudden prosperity
rush, growth, inflation; see increase 1.

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boom

v.

To make a loud sound
roar, reverberate, thunder; see sound 1.
To increase rapidly
prosper, expand, swell, flourish; see grow 1, prosper.

lower the boom (on)*

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

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Another word for boom

verb

To make a continuous deep reverberating sound:
growl, grumble, roll, rumble. See sounds
To make an earsplitting explosive noise:
bang, blast, roar, thunder. See sounds
To do or fare well:
flourish, go, prosper, thrive. (Slang) score. Idioms: get (or go) somewhere, go great guns, go strong. See thrive