| Main Entry: | bomb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detonate weapon |
Synonyms: |
attack, blast, blitz, blow up, bombard, cannonade, destroy, napalm, prang, raid, rain destruction, rake, shell, strafe, torpedo, wipe out, zero in |
| Main Entry: | bomb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail miserably |
Synonyms: |
blow it, flop, flummox, go out of business, lose, wash out, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
do well, succeed, win |
| Main Entry: | bombing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bombardment |
Synonyms: |
air assault, air attack, air campaign, air raid, air strike, bombing run, shelling |
| Main Entry: | battle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military fight |
Synonyms: |
action, assault, attack, barrage, blitzkreig, bloodshed, bombing, brush, campaign, carnage, clash, combat, conflict, contention, crusade, encounter, engagement, fighting, fray, havoc, hostility, onset, onslaught, press, ravage, scrimmage, significant contact, skirmish, sortie, strife, struggle, war, warfare |
Antonyms: |
truce |
| Main Entry: | blast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
Synonyms: |
annihilate, blight, blow up, bomb, break up, burst, damage, dash, demolish, destroy, detonate, dynamite, injure, kill, ruin, shatter, shrivel, spoil, stunt, torpedo, wither, wreck |
| Main Entry: | blitz |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heavy attack |
Synonyms: |
assault, blitzkrieg, bombardment, bombing, lightning attack, offensive, onslaught, raid, shelling, strike |
Antonyms: |
let-up |
| Main Entry: | blow up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
Synonyms: |
blast, bomb, burst, detonate, dynamite, erupt, go off, mushroom, rupture, shatter |
Antonyms: |
deflate |
| Main Entry: | bombard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault, attack |
Synonyms: |
assail, barrage, batter, beset, besiege, blast, blitz, bomb, cannonade, catapult, fire upon, harass, hound, launch, open fire, pester, pound, shell, strafe, strike |
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrage of projectiles |
Synonyms: |
attack, bombarding, bombardment, bombing, cannonade, cannonading, crossfire, explosion, fusillade, hail, round, salvo, shelling, sniping, volley |
| Main Entry: | flop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail miserably |
Synonyms: |
bomb*, close, come apart, come to nothing, fall flat, fall short, flummox, fold, founder, miscarry, misfire, wash out |
Antonyms: |
accomplish, achieve, succeed |