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**bolt**⁴ *adv* **bolt upright** straight and stiffly: *He made the chil-
dren sit bolt upright.*
**bolt-hole** /'bəʊlthəʊl/ *n BrE* a place to which one can escape
**'bolt-on** *adj especially BrE* **bolt-on part/component/extra** some-
thing extra that can be connected to the outside of a
machine after it has been made, and is then part of the
machine —**bolt-on** *n*
**bomb**¹ /bɒm‖bɑːm/ *n* **1** [C] a hollow metal container filled
with explosive, or with other chemicals of a stated type or
effect: *They planted a bomb in the post office.* | *Enemy aircraft
dropped bombs on the city.* | A **time bomb** explodes *some time*
*after it is placed in position.* | *The crowd threw petrol bombs at*
*the police.* → see also LETTER BOMB **2** [the] the NUCLEAR
bomb, or nuclear weapons in general, considered from a
political point of view. The phrase ‘ban the bomb’ was used
by people opposing the use of nuclear weapons, especially
in the 1960s: *At that stage, China did not yet have the*
*bomb.* **3** (**go**) **like a bomb** *BrE infml* (to go) very well: *My new*
*car goes like a bomb.* **4** **spend/cost a bomb** *BrE infml* to
spend/cost a lot of money
**bomb**² *v* **1** [I;T] to attack with bombs, especially by dropping
them from aircraft **2** [I+adv/prep] *infml* to move quickly: *He*
*came bombing along the road towards them.* **3** [I(OUT)] *AmE*
*infml* to fail: ‘*How did he do on the last test?*’ ‘*He bombed.*’
**bom-bard** /bɒm'bɑːd‖bɑːm'bɑːrd/ *v* [T(WITH)] **1** to keep
attacking heavily (as if) with gunfire: *The warships bom-*
*arded the port.* | *The speaker was bombarded with ques-*
*tions.* **2** *tech* to direct a stream of fast-moving PARTICLES at
(an atom)
**bom-bar-dier** /ˌbɒmbə'dɪər ‖ˌbɑːmbər-/ *n* **1** the person on
a military aircraft who drops the bombs **2** a soldier with a
low rank in the Royal Artillery (=part of the British army)
**bom-bard-ment** /bɒm'bɑːdmənt‖bɑːm'bɑːrd-/ *n* [C usually
sing.;U] (an) attack with big guns: *aerial bombardment*
**bom-bast** /'bɒmbæst‖'bɑːm-/ *n* [U] *derog* important-
sounding insincere words with little meaning →**-ic**
/bɒm'bæstɪkbɑːm-/ *adj*: *a bombastic person/speech*
→**-ically** /kli/ *adv*
**Bom-bay** /ˌbɒm'beɪ ‖ˌbɑːm-/ the largest city in India, on
the west coast of the country. It is the capital of Maharashtra
state, an important port and industrial centre, and the
centre of the Indian film industry.
**Bombay 'duck** *n* [U] an Indian food of salty dried fish
**bomb dis'posal ,squad** *n* a team of people whose job it is
to make safe bombs which have been discovered, and
prevent them from exploding
**bombed** /bɒmd‖bɑmd/ *adj* [F] *slang* very drunk, or affected
by illegal drugs: *They went out and got completely bombed.*
**bomb-er** /'bɒmər ‖'bɑː-/ *n* **1** an aircraft that carries and
drops bombs → compare FIGHTER **2** a person who throws or
places bombs
**bomber jacket** *n* a warm leather JACKET worn by American
and British PILOTS during World War II. Jackets like these are
seen by some people as fashionable.
**bombing cam,paign** *n* a number of bomb attacks by the
same organization over a short period of time, often aimed at
the general public rather than at anything particular and
usually done by TERRORISTS
**bomb-proof** /'bɒmpruːf‖'bɑːm-/ *adj* giving protection
against bombs: *a bombproof shelter*
**bomb scare** also **'bomb threat** *AmE* — *n* a warning that a
bomb has been planted in a certain place and is about to
explode: *The station was closed because of a bomb scare.*
**bomb-shell** /'bɒmʃel‖'bɑːm-/ *n* [C usually sing.] *infml* **1** a great
and usually unpleasant surprise: *The news of their divorce*
*came as a bombshell to us.* **2** *old-fash* an extremely attractive
woman (especially in the phrase a **blonde bombshell**)
**bomb ,shelter** *n* a room or building, usually underground,
which is built to protect people from the effects of a bomb,
especially a NUCLEAR bomb. In the 1950s and 1960s, people
in the US were encouraged to build bomb shelters for their
families because people were afraid of war with the Soviet
Union.
**bomb-site** /'bɒmsaɪt ‖'bɑːm-/ *n* an open space in a town,
where a bomb has destroyed all the buildings
**bo-na fi-de** /ˌbəʊnə 'faɪdi ‖ˌbəʊnə faɪd/ *adj, adv* real(ly);
sincere(ly): *The hotel car park is only for bona fide guests.*
(=for people actually staying at the hotel)
**bona fi-des** /ˌbəʊnə 'faɪdiːz‖bəʊnə ˌfaɪdz/ *n* [P] *fml or law*
sincerity; honest intentions
**bo-nan-za** /bə'nænzə, bəʊ-/ *n especially AmE* something very
profitable: *The film was a box-office bonanza.*
**Bonanza** a US television show first made in the 1960s, which
continued for many years. It is about a family who live in the
WILD WEST on a RANCH (=large farm) called the ‘Ponderosa’.
Many people have seen the show and know the music that
is played at the beginning.
**Bo·na·parte** /'bəʊnəpɑːt‖-pɑːrt/ → see NAPOLEON
**bon ap-pe-tit** /ˌbɒn æpə'tiː ‖ˌbɑːn æpeɪ-/ *interj* said to some-
one before they start eating a meal, to tell them you hope
they enjoy their food
**bon-bon** /'bɒnbɒn ‖'bɑːnbɑːn/ *n* a sweet made of chocolate
with a soft filling
**bond**¹ /bɒnd‖bɑːnd/ *n* **1** [often pl.] something that unites two
or more people or groups, such as a shared feeling or
interest: *There’s a close bond between them.* | *two countries*
*that are linked by bonds of friendship* **2** a written agreement
or promise with the force of law: to **enter into a bond with**
**someone** | (*pomp*) **His word is (as good as) his bond.** (=his
spoken promise can be completely trusted.) **3** an official
paper promising to pay a sum of money to the person who
holds it, especially one by which a government or company
borrows money from the public with the promise of paying
it back with interest at a fixed time: *4½% National Savings*
*bonds* → see also BEARER BOND, ZERO COUPON BOND **4** [USU-
ally sing.] a state of being stuck together: *This new glue makes*
*a firmer bond.* **5** **in/out of bond** (of goods brought into a
country) in/out of a bonded WAREHOUSE: *You can buy the*
*whisky in bond or duty-paid* → see also BONDS
**bond**² *v* **1** [I;T(TOGETHER, to)] to (cause to) stick together, e.g.
with glue: *bonded wood* **2** [I] to develop strong and lasting
feelings for someone, especially between a mother and her
new baby, or a father and his new baby: *Parents should have*
*plenty of time with their new baby to allow bonding to*
*occur* **3** [T] to put (goods) into a bonded WAREHOUSE
**Bond, James** a character in the novels by Ian Fleming.
James Bond is a brave attractive SECRET AGENT who works for
the British government and is sometimes called ‘007’. Many
of the James Bond stories have been made into popular
films that involve a lot of dangerous and exciting scenes,
beautiful women, and special secret equipment for attacking
people, sending messages etc. When James Bond introduces
himself to people, he often says ‘The name’s Bond, James
Bond’. → see also CONNERY, SEAN
**bond-age** /'bɒndɪdʒ ‖'bɑːn-/ *n* **1** *especially lit* the condition of
being a slave, or any state which seems like this; SERVITUDE:
*in bondage to a cruel master* **2** sex involving the physical
RESTRAINT of a partner