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as in slamming
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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as in slapping
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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“Bashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashing. Accessed 4 Feb. 2023.
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