"bomb it" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-bomb it.ogg [Australia] Forms: bombs it [present, singular, third-person], bombing it [participle, present], bombed it [participle, past], bombed it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bomb it (third-person singular simple present bombs it, present participle bombing it, simple past and past participle bombed it)
  1. (slang) To travel very rapidly, especially in a vehicle. Tags: slang Synonyms: cane it, hoon it

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