bombarding (verb)

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• shot-peen — verb shape (sheet metal) by bombarding it with a stream of metal shot …   English new terms dictionary

• bombard — verb (T) 1 to attack a place by firing a lot of guns or throwing bombs continuously at it: British ships began bombarding the port of Alexandria. 2 to continue asking someone a lot of questions criticizing them, or giving them a lot of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• suppress — [[t]səpre̱s[/t]] suppresses, suppressing, suppressed 1) VERB If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal. [V n] ...drug traffickers, who continue to flourish despite… …   English dictionary

• breed — I. verb (bred; breeding) Etymology: Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan; akin to Old English brōd brood Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation 2. a. beget 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bombard — [[t]bɒ̱mbɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] bombards, bombarding, bombarded 1) VERB If you bombard someone with something, you make them face a great deal of it. For example, if you bombard them with questions or criticism, you keep asking them a lot of questions or… …   English dictionary

• X ray — noun 1. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high speed electrons strike a solid target (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑X ray, ↑X radiation, ↑roentgen ray • Hypernyms: ↑electromagnetic radiation, ↑electromagnetic wave, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• X-ray — 1. noun a) Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X rays pass through most objects and can expose… …   Wiktionary

• fire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; enthusiasm, verve. v. t. kindle, ignite; shoot, detonate; inspire, arouse; dismiss, discharge. See heat, propulsion, excitement, fuel, vigor, ejection. II… …   English dictionary for students

• bombard — UK [bɒmˈbɑː(r)d] / US [bɑmˈbɑrd] verb [transitive] Word forms bombard : present tense I/you/we/they bombard he/she/it bombards present participle bombarding past tense bombarded past participle bombarded 1) to ask someone so many questions, give… …   English dictionary

• Mv — abbr. 1 motor vessel. 2 muzzle velocity. 3 megavolt(s). * * * noun a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|in|te|grate — «dihs IHN tuh grayt», verb, grat|ed, grat|ing. –v.t. 1. to break up; separate into small parts or bits: »The bomb disintegrated the building. Figurative. We cannot modify our class distinctions without risk of disintegrating the social structure… …   Useful english dictionary