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Command is a related term of boom.


As nouns the difference between command and boom

is that command is an order to do something while boom is .

As a verb command

is to order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

command

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An order to do something.
    • I was given a command to cease shooting.
  • The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
    • to have command of an army
  • power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
    • he had command of the situation
    England has long held command of the sea
    a good command of language
  • A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
    • General Smith was placed in command .
  • The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
    • Command cannot be otherwise than savage, for it implies an appeal to force, should force be needful.'' (''H. Spencer , Social Statics, p. 180)
  • (military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
  • * 1899 ,
    • I asked myself what I was to do there, now my boat was lost. As a matter of fact, I had plenty to do in fishing my command out of the river.
  • Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
  • (computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
  • (baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
    • He's got good command tonight.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
    • The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
    The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • We are commanded' to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are ' commanded to forgive our friends.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Go to your mistress: / Say, I command her come to me.
  • To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
    • to command an army or a ship
  • * Macaulay
    • Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Such aid as I can spare you shall command .
  • To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
    • he commanded silence
    If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread. (Mat. IV. 3.)
  • * 2013 , Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/19/english-talent-premier-league-importing]
    • The reasons for this growing disconnect are myriad and complex but the situation is exacerbated by the reality that those English players who do smash through our game's "glass ceiling" command radically inflated transfer fees.
  • to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
    • Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)
  • To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
    • A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.
    Justice commands the respect and affections of the people.
    The best goods command the best price.
    This job commands a salary of £30,000.
  • To hold, to control the use of.
    • The fort commanded the bay.
  • * Motley
    • bridges commanded by a fortified house
  • * Shakespeare
    • Up to the eastern tower, / Whose height commands as subject all the vale.
  • * Addison
    • One side commands a view of the finest garden.
  • (archaic) To have a view, as from a superior position.
  • * Milton
    • Far and wide his eye commands .
  • (obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.
  • * Bible, Leviticus xxv. 21
    • I will command my blessing upon you.

    Synonyms

    * (give an order) decree, order

    Derived terms

    * chain of command * commandable * command economy * commandeer * commander * commandery * command guidance * commanding * command key * command language * command line * commandment * command module * command performance * command post * high command * second in command * self-command * trains command * your wish is my command

    References

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    boom

    English

    (wikipedia boom)

    Etymology 1

    Onomatopoetic, perhaps borrowed; compare German (m), Dutch (m).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a loud, resonant sound.
    • Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.
    The cannon boomed , recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.
    Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.
    I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.
  • (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
  • *
  • To make something boom.
    • Men in grey robes slowly booming the drums of death.
  • (slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.
  • * (rfdate), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Problem of Thor Bridge
    • If you pull this off every paper in England and America will be booming you.
  • To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
  • * Totten
    • She comes booming down before it.
    Derived terms
    * boom box * sonic boom

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
    • ''The boom of the surf.
  • One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
  • * 1990 , Mark A. Berkley, William C. Stebbins, Comparative Perception
    • Interestingly, the blue monkey's boom and pyow calls are both long-distance signals (Brown, 1989), yet the two calls differ in respect to their susceptibility to habitat-induced degradation.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . Compare English (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) 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 movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
  • A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
  • (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones, are transversally mounted.
  • A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill.
  • A wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
  • The arm of a crane (mechanical lifting machine).
  • The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
    • Related terms
    * (nautical) buoy, cathead * crane

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
    • to boom''' out a sail; to '''boom off a boat

    Etymology 3

    Or uncertain origin; perhaps a development of Etymology 1, above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (economics, business) A period of prosperity or high market activity.
    • Antonyms
    * (period of prosperity) recession

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be prosperous.
    • ''Business was booming .
  • (dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.
    • to boom railroad or mining shares
    Synonyms
    * (to be prosperous) flourish, prosper
    Derived terms
    * sis boom bah * boom town/boomtown

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