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bombs out

bombs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bombs out

What is bombs out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bombs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bomb out.

Words near bombs out in the dictionary

  1. bombracks
  2. bombs
  3. bombs around
  4. bombs away
  5. bombs off
  6. bombs out
  7. bombshell
  8. bombshells
  9. bombsies
  10. bombsight
  11. bombsights

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