bombard

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 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 his office repeatedly.

2)
a) to attack a place by dropping a lot of bombs on it or firing guns at it for a long time
b) to attack someone or something by hitting them with a lot of objects or by hitting them many times

Part of the sample is then bombarded by electrons.

bombard someone/something with something:

Protesters bombarded the building with ink, paint, and bottles.


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