Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bombing

2 senses of bombing

Sense 1
bombing, bombardment -- (an attack by dropping bombs)
       => attack, onslaught, onset, onrush -- ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")

Sense 2
bombing -- (the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists)
       => sabotage -- (a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bomb

2 senses of bomb

Sense 1
bombard, bomb -- (throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden")
       => attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")

Sense 2
fail, flunk, bomb, flush it -- (fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?")

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