bombard meaning and definition

BOMBARD noun

Definition of bombard (noun)

1. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
   • synonyms: bombardon

BOMBARD verb

Definition of bombard (verb)

1. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
   • "They pelted each other with snowballs"
   • synonyms: pelt
2. throw bombs at or attack with bombs
   • "The Americans bombed Dresden"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: barrage
4. direct high energy particles or radiation against