English noun: bombard | |||
1. | bombard (artifact) a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family | ||
Synonyms | bombardon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bass, shawm | ||
English verb: bombard | |||
1. | bombard (contact) cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile | ||
Samples | They pelted each other with snowballs. | ||
Synonyms | pelt | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | egg, lapidate, snowball | ||
2. | bombard (competition) throw bombs at or attack with bombs | ||
Samples | The Americans bombed Dresden. | ||
Synonyms | bomb | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | atom-bomb, atomise, atomize, blast, bomb out, carpet bomb, dive-bomb, firebomb, glide-bomb, hydrogen-bomb, letter bomb, nuke, nuke, pattern-bomb, shell, skip-bomb, zap | ||
3. | bombard (communication) address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage | ||
Samples | The speaker was barraged by an angry audience. The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer. | ||
Synonyms | barrage | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | ||
4. | bombard (change) direct high energy particles or radiation against | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | irradiate, ray | ||
Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||