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to bombard
01
to drop bombs on someone or something continuously
Transitive: to bombard a place or position
Examples
During the war, the enemy aircraft would bombard the city with relentless airstrikes.
02
to send a fast-moving stream of particles, such as atoms or subatomic particles, toward a substance
Transitive: to bombard a substance with particles
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bombard
3rd person singular
bombards
Present participle
bombarding
Past simple
bombarded
Past participle
bombarded
Examples
The scientist bombarded the metal with high-energy particles to test its durability.
03
to continuously expose someone to something, such as information, questions, or criticisms
Transitive: to bombard sb with sth
Examples
He bombarded his friends with text messages about his new project.
04
to attack or strike something repeatedly with artillery fire
Transitive: to bombard an enemy position
Examples
The troops were ordered to bombard the enemy's position until reinforcements arrived.
Bombard
01
a large, low-pitched shawm, belonging to the shawm family of woodwind instruments
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
bombards
Examples
The musician played a deep tone on the bombard.
Lexical Tree
bombardment
bombard
bomb
