BAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bam mean? 

• BAM (noun)
  The noun BAM has 2 senses:

1. an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003

2. a sudden very loud noise

  Familiarity information: BAM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Bam" is a part of...):

Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sudden very loud noise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

bam; bang; blast; clap; eruption

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

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bam"):

water hammer (the banging sound of steam in pipes)