top one's boom en · VERB
Etymology
Originally referring to maximizing the sail on a ship.
Meanings
-
To depart quickly.
With my usual luck I found that the castle would not be open until three o'clock, as it was now noon I did not care to wait all that time, so "topping my boom" we went on to Tonbridge Wells by a hilly road.
1880, Nauticus, Nauticus on his hobby horse, or the adventures of a sailor during a tricycle cruise of 1427 miles:Her husband had topped his boom, and so had his Lordship.
1862, Chartley Castle, Harold Overdon, ashore and afloat, page 98:So, buoyant with the hope of being able to make up for my increased expenditure by happy speculations in the share market, I at once topped my boom, and without a single misgiving for the future got quickly under way.
2007, William Stamer, Recollections of a Life of Adventure - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tops one's boom | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| topping one's boom | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| topped one's boom | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| topped one's boom | Tense=Past | lexicographic |