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bombing out

bombing out is the present participle and gerund of bomb out.

Meaning of bomb out

Verb

bomb out (third-person singular simple present bombs out, present participle bombing out, simple past and past participle bombed out)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.
    • The excitement along TV row this time of year generally is confined to the new season's shows—how many will hit or how many will bomb out?1966 Aug. 30, "Survivors Gird for New Season," Los Angeles Times, part IV p. 1 (retrieved 17 July 2011)
  2. (transitive) To remove or cause (someone) to be removed or ejected from something.
  3. (slang, transitive) To destroy completely or kill with explosives.
  4. (intransitive, slang) To do badly on a test or examination.

Questions about bombing out

What is bombing out the present participle and gerund of?
Bombing out is the present participle and gerund of bomb out.

Words near bombing out in the dictionary

  1. bombinatorids
  2. bombinators
  3. bombing
  4. bombing around
  5. bombing off
  6. bombing out
  7. bombing run
  8. bombing runs
  9. Bombingham
  10. bombings
  11. bombinin

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