Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
A slingshot.
To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
To fire a missile from a catapult.
To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
To have one's status increased rapidly.
To increase the status of something rapidly.