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Definition of bash verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    bash

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//bæʃ//
     
    (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bash
     
    he / she / it bashes
     
    past simple bashed
     
    -ing form bashing
     
     
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  1. 1[transitive, intransitive] to hit someone or something very hard bash somebody/something He bashed her over the head with a hammer. bash into somebody/something I braked too late and bashed into the car in front of me. Thesaurushit
    • knock
    • bang
    • strike
    • bump
    • bash
    These words all mean to come against something with a lot of force.
    • hit to come against something with force, especially causing damage or injury:The boy was hit by a speeding car.
    • knock to hit something so that it moves or breaks; to put someone or something into a particular state or position by hitting them/it:Someone had knocked a hole in the wall.
    • bang to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise:The baby was banging the table with his spoon.
    • strike (formal) to hit someone or something hard:The ship struck a rock.
    • bump to hit someone or something accidentally:In the darkness I bumped into a chair.
    • bash (informal) to hit against something very hard:I braked too late and bashed into the car in front of me.
    Patterns
    • to knock/bang/bump/bash into somebody/something
    • to knock/bang/bump/bash on something
    • to hit/knock/bang/strike/bump/bash something with something
    • to hit/strike the ground/floor/wall
  2. 2[transitive] bash somebody/something to criticize someone or something strongly Bashing politicians is normal practice in the press. a liberal-bashing administration see bashing
    3. Phrasal Verbsbash down
See bash in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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