Definition of: bombard

(bom·bärd′) v.t.
1. To attack with bombs or shells.
2. To attack or press as with bombs: to bombard with questions.
3. To expose (substances) to the effect of radiation or to the impact of high-energy atomic particles.
—noun (bom′·bärd)
1. The earliest form of cannon.
2. A leather liquor jug; blackjack. [<MF bombarder <bombarde a cannon]
—bom·bard′er noun
—bom·bard′ment noun