Word

bombard, v.
(bombarded, bombarding, bombards)

direct high energy particles or radiation against
<verb.change>

bombard

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

physics, natural philosophy

hypernym

irradiate, ray

address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
<verb.communication>

barrage bombard

sample sentences

"The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"
"The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bombardment barrage

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

barrage

semantic pointers

hypernym

attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

throw bombs at or attack with bombs
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

bomb bombard

sample sentences

"The Americans bombed Dresden"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bombing bomb bomber bomber

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bombardment

semantic pointers

hypernym

attack, assail

hyponym

carpet bomb bomb out dive-bomb glide-bomb skip-bomb atom-bomb, nuke hydrogen-bomb pattern-bomb nuke, atomize, atomise, zap letter bomb firebomb blast, shell

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bombard pelt

sample sentences

"They pelted each other with snowballs"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pelting pelter

semantic pointers

hyponym

lapidate snowball egg

hypernym

throw