bash

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/bæʃ/

verb 4noun 3name 3

Collocations

(noun.) strong hit

VERB + BASH

give sb/sth | get

PREP

He took a nasty bash on his shoulder when he fell off the ladder yesterday.

(noun.) party

ADJ

big | birthday, charity, farewell

VERB + BASH

give, throw

We decided to give a bash for my sister's birthday last weekend.

(verb.)

ADV

hard

The worker bashed the dented metal panel hard until it was finally flat again.

PREP

The angry player bashed the goalkeeper on the shoulder during the heated match.

with

The angry player bashed the door with his fist after losing the match.

PHRASES

bash sb about/up

The drunk man stumbled out of the bar and got bashed up by some angry locals.

Definitions

verb

To strike heavily; to beat.

The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.

If the engine won't start, bash it with this hammer.

To collide; used with into or together.

Don't bash into me with that shopping trolley.

The bulls backed apart and ran together, tusks clashing — Ed held his trunk down while Conrad curled his high over his head, out of the way of Ed's tusks as the faces bashed together.

To criticize harshly.

He bashed my ideas.

The entertainment industry, the artistic community, and much of the educational establishment, which so profoundly influence American culture, relentlessly assault religion, promote promiscuity, encourage illegitimacy, and bash America.

noun

A forceful blow or impact.

He got a bash on the head.

A large party; a gala event.

They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

The party level ramps up at Thornaby, where a gaggle of women on a 50th birthday bash join us.

An attempt at doing something.

give something a bash

I'm not sure I'll be any good at this, but let me have a bash.

verb

To abash (make ashamed)

His countenance was bold and bashed not.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a vigorous blow

noun — an uproarious party

verb — hit hard

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bash the bishop

To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

“Hello, Gladys,” I said, shaking her by the hand. “Joffy here used to bash the bishop so much when he was a boy we all thought he would go blind.”

bash into shape

Of an item, to fix or build it; often in a rough and ready fashion.

bash someone's face in

To beat someone violently.

bash someone's head

To beat up someone violently.

Example Bank

The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.

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If the engine won't start, bash it with this hammer.

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It was planned that the sick men were to crawl over and simultaneously seize the fire-arms and bash us with them while the women flung themselves upon the trackers.

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He got a bash on the head.

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They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

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The party level ramps up at Thornaby, where a gaggle of women on a 50th birthday bash join us.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bash is marked as informal, obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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