bash

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verb

ˈbash How to pronounce bash (audio)
bashed; bashing; bashes
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transitive verb

1
: to strike violently : hit
also : to injure or damage by striking : smash
—often used with in
2
: to attack physically or verbally
media bashing
celebrity bashing

intransitive verb

: crash
basher noun
see also:
bash away bash on bash out bash up

bash

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noun

1
: a forceful blow
2
: a festive social gathering : party
3
chiefly British : try, attempt
have a bash at it

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Examples of bash in a Sentence

Verb I bashed my arm against the door. Someone bashed him over the head with a chair. They tried to bash the door open. Noun We threw her a birthday bash. She gave me a bash on the head.
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Come around the thing, bash the hell out of Geena’s double, run over that person. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 In its previous win over Northwest Region champ Snohomish, Washington, on Sunday, Lake Mary won 14-0 in four innings and bashed the ball all around the ballpark. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
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Related Stories Hosted by the publication’s copresidents Dea Lawrence and Ramin Setoodeh (also Variety’s co-editor-in-chief), the summer bash was emceed by actor and presenter Mario Lopez and his 12-year-old son Dominic. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 After managing to have a secret wedding earlier this year, Zendaya and Tom Holland reportedly hosted a bigger bash in the English countryside. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bash

Word History

Etymology

Verb

origin unknown

Noun

noun derivative of bash entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1744, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bash was in 1744

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bash

verb
ˈbash
1
: to strike violently : beat
2
: to smash by a blow
3
: crash entry 1 sense 1a

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