what does bombard mean?
BOMBARD as NOUN
- Meaning
- a large shawm
- the bass member of the shawm family
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Hypernyms(s) bombard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
BOMBARD as VERB
- Meaning
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs
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- The Americans bombed Dresden
Hypernyms(s) bombard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
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- They pelted each other with snowballs
Hypernyms(s) bombard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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