bombard

Plural: bombards

Noun

• a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
• A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
• A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
• A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
• A bombardment.
• A bombardon.

Verb

Verb Forms: bombarded, bombarding, bombards

• To attack a place continuously with bombs or artillery.
• cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
• throw bombs at or attack with bombs
• address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
  • "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
• direct high energy particles or radiation against
• To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
• To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
• To continuously send or direct (at someone)
• To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.

Examples

• I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.
• Please don't bombard me with questions right now, I'll answer them at the end of the statement.
• She continued to bombard him with high-scoring plays, leaving him no room.
• The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.

Synonyms

barrage, bomb, bombardon, pelt

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