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bomb it en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (slang) To travel very rapidly, especially in a vehicle.
    • Near-synonym: hoon it (UK)
    • ...slicing through the heavy traffic and then bombing it down Vermont... 1973, Joseph Wambaugh, The Blue Knight:
    • I sprinted across to the fire exit and bombed it down the stairs like a wet cat... 2005, Jenny Colgan, The Boy I Loved Before:
    • I nodded at Shelley, took a breath and then started bombing it down the hill. The thing about these All Stars is they have no cushioning... 2002, Gwendoline Riley, Cold Water:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bombed it Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bombed it Tense=Past lexicographic
bombs it Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bombing it Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Hypernyms

shift · get a move on · rush · scramble · move it · haul one's ashes · make haste · hasten · speed · skedaddle · haul · zip · fly · swap · hump it · rattle one's hocks · hustle · hurry · hie · make tracks · bustle · scream · haul ass · zoom · hurtle

Synonyms

cane it · hoon it