See boom off on Wiktionary
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"(transitive, literally) To resound against (a surface)."
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"To move away quickly."
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"(dated, intransitive, literally) To move away quickly."
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"(dated, transitive) To boom as a result of (something) (to flourish, grow, or progress)."
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"(slang, transitive) To explode (a door) to gain access."
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"To mark off an area (of water, or sometimes land) using booms (a floating barrier used to obstruct navigation) or something similar."
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"(dated, transitive) To mark off an area (of water, or sometimes land) using booms (a floating barrier used to obstruct navigation) or something similar."
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"To shoot using (something); to be fired."
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"(transitive or intransitive, slang) To shoot using (something); to be fired."
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"(dated, transitive) To blow off or brush off (somebody); to dismiss (somebody) as unimportant."
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"(transitive, literally) To resound against (a surface)."
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"(dated, intransitive, literally) To move away quickly."
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"(slang, transitive) To explode (a door) to gain access."
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"(transitive or intransitive, slang) To shoot using (something); to be fired."
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"(dated, transitive) To blow off or brush off (somebody); to dismiss (somebody) as unimportant."
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