bombard

1. A large shawm;
   The bass member of the shawm family (synset 102870607)
   is a type of:

   • bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
   • shawm - a medieval oboe
   same as: bombardon

1. Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile (synset 201510546)
   "They pelted each other with snowballs"
   is a type of: throw - propel through the air
   subtypes:

   • lapidate - throw stones at
   • snowball - throw snowballs at
   • egg - throw eggs at
   same as: pelt
2. Throw bombs at or attack with bombs (synset 201134328)
   "The Americans bombed Dresden"
   is a type of: assail, attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
   subtypes:

   • carpet bomb - bomb a large area systematically and extensively
   • bomb out - make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
   • dive-bomb - bomb from a diving airplane
   • glide-bomb - bomb by gliding
   • skip-bomb - attack with delayed release bombs
   • atom-bomb, nuke - bomb with atomic weapons
   • hydrogen-bomb - attack with a hydrogen bomb
   • pattern-bomb - bomb in certain patterns
   • atomise, atomize, nuke, zap - strike at with firepower or bombs
   • letter bomb - send an explosive to
   • firebomb - attack with incendiary bombs
   • blast, shell - use explosives on
   same as: bomb
3. Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage (synset 200865243)
   "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
   is a type of: assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe - attack in speech or writing
   same as: barrage
4. Direct high energy particles or radiation against (synset 200292386)
   referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
   is a type of: irradiate, ray - expose to radiation

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