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English to English noun
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a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family |  | source: wordnet30
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A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. | | source: webster1913
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See Bombardo. | | source: webster1913 verb
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cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile | | Example: They pelted each other with snowballs
source: wordnet30
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throw bombs at or attack with bombs | | Example: The Americans bombed Dresden
source: wordnet30
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address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage | | Example: The speaker was barraged by an angry audience
The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer
source: wordnet30
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direct high energy particles or radiation against | | source: wordnet30
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To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into. | | source: webster1913
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