Ban the Bomb

ban Verb

— If you ban someone, you disallow or block someone from doing something. The girl was banned from joining the market.

ban Noun

— A ban is a rule that stops something from happening; a prohibition from something. The school's ban on candy will make everyone healthier.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

bomb Noun

— A bomb is a weapon that explodes. On August 6, a U.S. B-29 dropped a 9,000-pound atomic bomb on Hiroshima. One U.S. soldier and two Iraqi children were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in central Baghdad. — If something, often a movie or a concert, was a bomb, it was very unsuccessful. The first computer was a bomb, but IBM improved it and the new machine sold very well.

bomb Verb

— If you bomb a place, you drop or put one or more bombs there. This woman's mother and son were killed when American planes bombed the village. — If you bomb somewhere, you go there at high speed. They walked up the mountain with their bikes and then bombed down as fast as they could go. — If you bomb a test, course, etc., you get a very low grade on it. — If something, often a movie or a concert, bombs, it is very unsuccessful. The show bombed in London as well as flopping on Broadway.