1. a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles • Syn: fragmentation bomb, antipersonnel bomb, anti-personnel bomb • Hypernyms: bomb • Hyponyms: Big Blue, BLU-82 • Part Holonyms: cluster bomb 2. a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground • Topics: sport, athletics • Hypernyms: ball