To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
To flourish, grow, or progress.
To make something boom.
To subject to a sonic boom.
To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation.
To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
To raise or lower with a crane boom.
The sound of a bass drum beating.
Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
The sound of a cannon firing.
A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
A rapid expansion or increase.
A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
An instance of booming.
One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
A microphone supported on such a pole.
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
To suffer griping pains.
To annoy or bother.
To complain; to whine.
A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.