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CARPET BOMB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bomb a large area systematically and extensively

Example:

The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "carpet bomb" is one way to...):

bomb; bombard (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

carpet bombing (an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target)

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