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lowers the boom

lowers the boom is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lower the boom.

Meaning of lower the boom

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.

Questions about lowers the boom

What is lowers the boom the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lowers the boom is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lower the boom.

Words near lowers the boom in the dictionary

  1. lowermost
  2. lowers
  3. lowers one's guard
  4. lowers one's sights
  5. lowers the bar
  6. lowers the boom
  7. Lowerses
  8. Lowertown
  9. lowery
  10. lowes
  11. Lowesby

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