bash

¹bash

verb \ˈbash\

Definition of BASH

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

— bash·er noun

Examples of BASH

1. I bashed my arm against the door.
2. Someone bashed him over the head with a chair.
3. They tried to bash the door open.

Origin of BASH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1750

Related to BASH

Synonyms: bang, hit, bump, collide, crash, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud

Related Words: bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip; contact, land, touch; brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep; bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push

Near Antonyms: miss, skirt

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Rhymes with BASH

Asch, ash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash