bombard-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Attack physically, usually with some implement.

Examples:
They bombarded one another with snowballs.
The Americans bombarded Dresden.
Afghan guerillas bombarded Kabul in a mass offensive.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8,pelt-17.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bombard.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Address (verbally or in writing) continuously or persistently

Examples:
The speaker was bombarded by an angry audience.
The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the
convicted killer.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: Direct high energy particles or radiation against.

Examples:
Ion beams are used to bombard the cells.
Radiation treatments bombard the cancer in an effort to kill it.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4