bombed

Verb

bomb (third-person singular simple present bombs, present participle bombing, simple past and past participle bombed)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
   • 15 May: US jets bombed air-defence sites north of Mosul, as the Russian Foreign Ministry accused the US and Britain of intentionally bombing civilian targets. (AP)2000, Canadian Peace Research Institute, Canadian Peace Research and Education Association, Peace Research, Volumes 32-33, page 65
   1. (figuratively, intransitive, often, transitive) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
      • School days have been missed or cut short many times to accommodate soccer travel through the years, but this return felt different. Photos posted on his social media documenting the experience were seen by classmates, many of whom bombed him with questions about his future in the sport.2022 May 7, Ray Brewer, “Henderson native takes another step toward his soccer dreams with spot on Lights' roster”, in Las Vegas Sun
2. (informal) To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash.
3. (informal) To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
4. (especially, informal, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.
   • I was bombing down the road on my motorbike.
5. (reflexive, slang) To make oneself drunk.
   • The calendar was selling Moctezuma beer, so I had one of them in her honor while Murray bombed himself with the mezcal.1985, Pete Hamill, Dirty Laundry, page 97

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