bombard vs flood

bombard

noun
  • A bombardon. 

  • A bombardment. 

  • a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. 

verb
  • To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms. 

  • To attack something or someone by directing objects at them. 

  • To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles. 

  • To continuously send or direct (at someone) 

flood

noun
  • A floodlight. 

  • An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. 

  • A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. 

  • The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb. 

  • Menstrual discharge; menses. 

verb
  • To bleed profusely, as after childbirth. 

  • To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with. 

  • To cover or partly fill as if by a flood. 

  • To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall. 

  • To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation. 

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