"bombard" in the noun sense
1. bombardon, bombard
a large shawm the bass member of the shawm family
"bombard" in the verb sense
1. pelt, bombard
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
"They pelted each other with snowballs"
2. bombard, bomb
throw bombs at or attack with bombs
"The Americans bombed Dresden"
3. bombard, barrage
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"
4. bombard
direct high energy particles or radiation against
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