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bombard

Dictionary definition · bombard

noun

  1. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

verb

  1. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile"They pelted each other with snowballs"
  2. throw bombs at or attack with bombs"The Americans bombed Dresden"
  3. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage"The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"
  4. direct high energy particles or radiation against

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).