Bombard

Etymology
From bombarde bombard (as cannon), itself from  bombus:.

Noun

 * 1) a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
 * 2)  a bassoon-like medieval instrument

Verb

 * 1) To attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
 * 2)  To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
 * 3)  To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.

Synonyms

 * bomb

Thesaurus
accelerate, activate, aim at, assail, assault, atomize, attack, barrage, batter, besiege, blast, blitz, blow to pieces, blow up, bomb, cannon, cannonade, cleave, commence firing, cross-bombard, enfilade, fire a volley, fire at, fire upon, fission, fusillade, mine, mortar, nucleize, open fire, open up on, pepper, pop at, rake, set upon, shell, shoot, shoot at, smash the atom, snipe, snipe at, spring, strafe, strike, take aim at, torpedo, zero in on