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bombard
[ verb bom-bahrd, buhm-; noun bom-bahrd ]
verb (used with object)
- to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- to attack with bombs.
- to assail vigorously:
to bombard the speaker with questions.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Physics. to direct high energy particles or radiations against:
to bombard a nucleus.
noun
- the earliest kind of cannon, originally throwing stone balls.
- Nautical. bomb ketch.
- an English leather tankard of the 18th century and earlier, similar to but larger than a blackjack.
- Obsolete. a leather jug.
bombard
verb
- to attack with concentrated artillery fire or bombs
- to attack with vigour and persistence
the boxer bombarded his opponent with blows to the body
- to attack verbally, esp with questions
the journalists bombarded her with questions
- physics to direct high-energy particles or photons against (atoms, nuclei, etc) esp to produce ions or nuclear transformations
noun
- an ancient type of cannon that threw stone balls
Derived Forms
- dzˈ峾Գ, noun
Other Word Forms
- dz·· noun
- dz··Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bombard1
Example Sentences
She says at the time, her daughters - and all little black girls - were being "bombarded" by messages from mainstream culture that they were "less than".
More than 2,000 scammers signed up to the subscription-based site, many without technical skills, and used it to bombard victims with text messages which took them through to the payment sites.
Many millennials have grown up using social media and are constantly bombarded by their peers’ curated highlight reels.
Withdrawn and caustic, Janice is a raw lump of unresponsiveness bombarded by those determined to “fix” her.
"He could accept a ceasefire now, he continues to bombard Ukraine… We see you, Vladimir Putin, we know what you are doing."
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