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Verb

To attack or bombard with bombs or artillery

To inundate with a continuous flow, or large amount, of something

To subject (someone) to a continuous flow of questions, criticisms, or information

To attack verbally or physically

To fire a gun repeatedly or indiscriminately

To throw stones at

To question (someone) closely in order to verify facts, or information previously given

To defy or put up an opposition to

To fall or cause to fall in large or overwhelming quantities like, or as of, rain

To engage in a war

A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare

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To attack or bombard with bombs or artillery

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

conduct an offensive on

terrorize^US

belabour^UK

terrorise^UK

annex^US

belabor^US

colonise^UK

parasitize^US

burglarize^US

colonize^US

annexe^UK

parasitise^UK

burglarise^UK

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“They could bombard the city from the outskirts but could not occupy it without unacceptable losses.”

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To inundate with a continuous flow, or large amount, of something

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“In between the fear-provoking reports and images, they bombard us with advertisements and commercials trying to sell us products.”

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To subject (someone) to a continuous flow of questions, criticisms, or information

bother

pester

badger

belabor^US

belabour^UK

“They thereupon began to bombard the Senator with questions of their own, which shocked him quite a little.”

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To attack verbally or physically

belabour^UK

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

give someone a good hiding

have a go at

beat the living daylights out of

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a hiding

give someone a drubbing

give someone a beating

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

belabor^US

jump down one's throat

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

give someone a hot bottom

victimize^US

victimise^UK

pulverize^US

make someone feel the back of one's hand

pulverise^UK

dust someone's britches

give the cat o'nine tails

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

warm someone's bottom

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To fire a gun repeatedly or indiscriminately

put before a firing squad

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To throw stones at

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To question (someone) closely in order to verify facts, or information previously given

enquire^UK

inquire^US

investigate

reexamine

review

scrutinise^UK

scrutinize^US

ask pointed questions

give the third degree

put on the hotseat

put the screws on

put the screws to

put through the mangle

put through the wringer

give the third degree to

put through the third degree

go over with a fine-tooth comb

worm something out of someone

question persistently

request information of

have a discussion with

consult

confer with

give oral examination

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To defy or put up an opposition to

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

criticize^US

come face to face with

balk^US

criticise^UK

baulk^UK

blow out of the water

throw down the gauntlet at

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

drive a coach and horses through

sweat

knock the bottom out of

be rivals

deceive

give the lie to

match yourself against

take wind out of sails

get into conflict with

carp at

pick holes in

be at each other's throats

go eyeball to eyeball with

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

not see eye to eye

come into conflict with

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

take the bull by the horns

enter into combat with

knock chip off shoulder

come to close quarters with

prove to be wrong

show to be wrong

have an argument about

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

express disagreement with

give the thumbs down to

give something a miss

balk at

give the red light to

have reservations about

entertain doubts about

strike down

raise doubts about

harbour suspicions about

countercheck

remove

ding

express reservations about

blackball

harbour reservations about

have hesitations about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

have suspicions about

be at sixes and sevens

lay into

jump on

let someone have it

contradict each other

go the distance against

hold the line against

sit and take it

put up struggle

persevere in the face of

not give up

hold one's ground against

remain firm

stand firm

stand one's ground against

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To fall or cause to fall in large or overwhelming quantities like, or as of, rain

come down in torrents

come down in bucketloads

come down in buckets

be deposited

be dropped

come down in stair rods

come down by the bucketful

baptise^UK

baptize^US

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Verb

To engage in a war

engage in hostilities

fight like cat and dog

take the field against

be at each other's throats

go at it hammer and tongs

have a misunderstanding

match yourself against

be at sixes and sevens

take issue with

contradict each other

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

pitch oneself against

go eyeball to eyeball with

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

go up against in contest

enter into combat with

fight like Kilkenny cats

wage war on

take up the gauntlet

come to close quarters with

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A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare

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