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boom off

verb — 7 senses

boom off

verb
7 senses
  1. 1To resound against (a surface).
  2. 2To move away quickly.
  3. 3To boom as a result of (something) (to flourish, grow…
  4. 4To explode (a door) to gain access.
  5. 5To mark off an area (of water, or sometimes land) using…
  6. 6To shoot using (something); to be fired.
  7. 7To blow off or brush off (somebody); to dismiss…
1

Literally To resound against (a surface).

  • The music boomed off the walls of the venue.
2

Dated, Literally To move away quickly.

  • The train boomed off to the west.
3

Dated To boom as a result of (something) (to flourish, grow, or progress).

  • The economy will boom off the exploitation of offshore oil.
4

Slang To explode (a door) to gain access.

  • The cops boomed off my door.
5

Dated To mark off an area (of water, or sometimes land) using booms (a floating barrier used to obstruct navigation) or something similar.

  • They boomed off the oil slick.
6

Slang To shoot using (something); to be fired.

  • He booms off his glock as he enters the room.
  • The cannons boomed off.
7

Dated To blow off or brush off (somebody); to dismiss (somebody) as unimportant.

  • The bureaucrats can boom him off when he comes to them with ideas.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.