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bash

[bash]

verb (used with object)

  1. to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.

  2. Chiefly British, Canadian.to hurl harsh verbal abuse at.



noun

  1. a crushing blow.

  2. Informal.a thoroughly enjoyable, lively party.

bash

/ æʃ /

verb

  1. (tr) to strike violently or crushingly

  2. (tr; often foll by in, down, etc) to smash, break, etc, with a crashing blow

    to bash a door down

  3. to crash (into); collide (with)

    to bash into a lamppost

  4. to dent or be dented

    this tin is bashed

    this cover won't bash easily

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a heavy blow, as from a fist

  2. a dent; indentation

  3. a party

  4. informalto make an attempt

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • basher noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bash1

First recorded in 1635–45; perhaps of expressive origin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bash1

C17: of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. on the bash, working as a prostitute.

  2. have a bash (at), to attempt; make an attempt.

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Example Sentences

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President Donald Trump finally fired back at former White House adviser Elon Musk on Thursday, following a week of public bashing of Republican priorities from the billionaire CEO.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., has repeatedly bashed Musk in the press after the SpaceX CEO called for all Republicans who supported the bill to be voted out.

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As the Test meandered on a sunny Friday afternoon in Nottingham, Bashir's bashed finger meant Stokes had to spring into action.

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The China bashing has become so prevalent that Trump has had to clarify his position.

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So I opened my laptop and started bashing out some words I hoped I might be able to deliver at the end of the programme, depending on whether or not England had won.

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What does bash mean?

Bash means "to strike" something with great force. It's been adopted as slang for hurling insults or verbal abuse at someone.A bash is also an older slang term for "a wild party."

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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