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lower the boom

lower the boom verb: to use one's superior physical strength.

Verb

lower the boom (third-person singular simple present lowers the boom, present participle lowering the boom, simple past and past participle lowered the boom)

  1. (idiomatic) To use one's superior physical strength.
    • Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom.1947, Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Clancy Lowered the Boom
  2. (idiomatic) To scold severely.
    • When Jack came back late from lunch, the team leader really lowered the boom on him.

Synonyms of lower the boom

Forms of lower the boom

third-person singular presentlowers the boom
present participlelowering the boom
past participlelowered the boom
pastlowered the boom

Questions about lower the boom

What does lower the boom mean?
Lower the boom means to use one's superior physical strength.
What part of speech is lower the boom?
Lower the boom is a verb.
What is the past tense of lower the boom?
The past tense of lower the boom is lowered the boom.

Words near lower the boom in the dictionary

  1. Lower Sydenham
  2. Lower Tanana
  3. lower than a snake's belly
  4. lower than whaleshit
  5. lower the bar
  6. lower the boom
  7. lower third
  8. lower thirds
  9. Lower Thorpe
  10. Lower Township
  11. Lower Turners Marsh

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