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| bom·bard [ bom brd ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle bom·bard·ed, present participle bom·bard·ing, 3rd person present singular bom·bards) |
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1. attack somebody or something with missiles: to attack an enemy or enemy territory intensively with sustained artillery fire or bombs
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2. hit somebody repeatedly: to attack somebody persistently and vigorously
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3. overwhelm somebody: to direct toward somebody something such as questions or requests in great quantities
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4. physics hit something with high-energy particles: to direct high-energy particles against atoms or nuclei
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noun (plural bom·bards) |
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history arms medieval cannon: a cannon used in medieval times to throw large stones
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| [15th century. < French bombarder< bombarde "cannon" < Latin bombus< Greek bombos "booming sound"] |
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  bom·bard·er noun |
| bom·bard·ment noun |
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