English word boom comes from English bass, English drum, English putt-putt, and later English bass drum (A large drum with a low pitch.)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bass | English (eng) | (musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.. A low spectrum of sound tones.. A male singer who sings in the bass range.. A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.. The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a [...] |
| drum | English (eng) | (ambitransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.. (intransitive) To beat a drum.. (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.. To throb, as the heart. (AU, _, slang) A tip, a piece of information.. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical [...] |
| putt-putt | English (eng) | (golf) An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles. |
| bass drum | English (eng) | A large drum with a low pitch. |
| onomatopoeic | English (eng) | Having the property of onomatopoeia.. Of or relating to onomatopoeia. |
| boom | English (eng) | (slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.. (transitive) To make something boom.. (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.. To make a loud, resonant sound.. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds. Used to [...] |