bombarded (verb)

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• bombard — verb 1 attack with bombs ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ The city has been heavily bombarded for the last three days. 2 direct a lot of things at sb ADVERB ▪ constantly, continually …   Collocations dictionary

• bombard — verb 1) gun batteries bombarded the islands Syn: shell, pound, blitz, strafe, bomb; assail, attack, assault, batter, blast, pelt See note at attack 2) we were bombarded with information …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bombard — verb 1) gun batteries bombarded the islands Syn: shell, pound, blitz, strafe, bomb, batter, blast, pelt 2) we were bombarded with information Syn: swamp, inundate, flood …   Synonyms and antonyms 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

• 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

• 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

• bom|bard´ment — bom|bard «verb. bom BAHRD; noun. BOM bahrd», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to attack with heavy fire of shot and shell from big guns or rockets: »Artillery bombarded the enemy lines. SYNONYM(S): shell. 2. to drop bombs on; bomb: »Aircraft bombarded the… …   Useful english dictionary

• bom|bard´er — bom|bard «verb. bom BAHRD; noun. BOM bahrd», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to attack with heavy fire of shot and shell from big guns or rockets: »Artillery bombarded the enemy lines. SYNONYM(S): shell. 2. to drop bombs on; bomb: »Aircraft bombarded the… …   Useful english dictionary

• bom|bard — «verb. bom BAHRD; noun. BOM bahrd», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to attack with heavy fire of shot and shell from big guns or rockets: »Artillery bombarded the enemy lines. SYNONYM(S): shell. 2. to drop bombs on; bomb: »Aircraft bombarded the factories… …   Useful english dictionary

• bombard — bom|bard [ bam bard ] verb transitive 1. ) to ask someone so many questions, give them so much information, etc. that it is difficult for them to deal with it all: bombard someone/something with something: She bombarded him with faxes and called… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fire — I [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM ♦♦ fires, firing, fired (Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things… …   English dictionary