Meaning of bombard

bom•bard

1. to attack or batter with artillery fire.
2. to attack with bombs.
3. to assail vigorously: to bombard the speaker with questions.
4. to direct high energy particles or radiations against: to bombard a nucleus.

1. the earliest kind of cannon, originally throwing stone balls.
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3. an English leather tankard of the 18th century and earlier, similar to but larger than a blackjack.
4. a leather jug.