powerbomb

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noun

A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat.

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Batista bomb
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Meanings

nounpowerbomb (plural powerbombs)

plural powerbombs

  1. A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat.

    Synonyms: Batista bomb

verbpowerbomb (third-person singular simple present powerbombs, present participle powerbombing, simple past and past participle powerbombed)

present singular third person powerbombs · participle present powerbombing · participle past powerbombed · past powerbombed

  1. transitiveTo perform a powerbomb on (an opponent).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat.

Similar
Batista bomb

Origin

From power + bomb.

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APA

powerbomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerbomb

MLA

“powerbomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerbomb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powerbomb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerbomb.

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