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Meaning of bombard

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bombard
      n 1: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn:
           {bombardon}, {bombard}]
      v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They
           pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: {pelt}, {bombard}]
      2: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed
         Dresden" [syn: {bombard}, {bomb}]
      3: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a
         barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience";
         "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon
         to the convicted killer" [syn: {bombard}, {barrage}]
      4: direct high energy particles or radiation against

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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