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    BLOCKBUSTER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)play

    Synonyms:

    blockbuster; megahit; smash hit

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("blockbuster" is a kind of...):

    bang; hit; smash; smasher; strike (a conspicuous success)

    Domain usage:

    figure; figure of speech; image; trope (language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)play

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("blockbuster" is a kind of...):

    general-purpose bomb; GP bomb (a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect)

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