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bash
[bash]
verb (used with object)
to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
Chiefly British, Canadian.to hurl harsh verbal abuse at.
noun
a crushing blow.
Informal.a thoroughly enjoyable, lively party.
bash
/ æʃ /
verb
(tr) to strike violently or crushingly
(tr; often foll by in, down, etc) to smash, break, etc, with a crashing blow
to bash a door down
to crash (into); collide (with)
to bash into a lamppost
to dent or be dented
this tin is bashed
this cover won't bash easily
noun
a heavy blow, as from a fist
a dent; indentation
a party
informalto make an attempt
Other 51Թ Forms
- basher noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bash1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bash1
Idioms and Phrases
on the bash, working as a prostitute.
have a bash (at), to attempt; make an attempt.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
As the Test meandered on a sunny Friday afternoon in Nottingham, Bashir's bashed finger meant Stokes had to spring into action.
The China bashing has become so prevalent that Trump has had to clarify his position.
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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When To Use
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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