Bombard - Definition

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