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bash verb (bashed, bashing) colloq 1 to strike or smash something bluntly; to beat or batter. 2 to attack something or someone harshly or maliciously with words likes to bash the unions. noun (bashes) 1 a heavy blow or knock. 2 a mark made by a heavy blow Did he notice the bash on the car door? 3 slang a noisy party. have a bash or have a bash at something colloq to have a try; to make an attempt at it had a bash at making a soufflé.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c.
bash something down or in to damage or break (eg a door) by striking it very hard. bash into something or someone to collide violently with it or them. bash someone or something up to attack them or it physically and violently. |
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