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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
he hasn't been the same ever since he received that bash on his head
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as in attempt
chiefly British
an effort to do or accomplish something
while golf isn't my game, I had to give it a bash while at Saint Andrews in Scotland
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3
as in party
a social gathering
I'm throwing a New Year's bash this year
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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2
as in to hit
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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3
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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2
as in slamming
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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3
as in licking
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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4
as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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Recent Examples of bash
Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Josh O’Connor who? Thames’s box-office bash is remarkable at a time when fall movies with big names — Emma Stone, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts — struggle to break even.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
Someone slit his throat and bashed him over the head in Skulls Rainbow Room, which sits in Printers Alley, one of the most popular destinations in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Trump’s 70-minute remarks resembled those from a campaign event, touting his accomplishments and bashing his political rivals, but to an eerily quiet audience of military brass.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Over in New York, Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween bash drew in Coco Jones and Questlove, and across the pond, Idris Elba celebrated Sinners at the River Cafe.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Josh O’Connor who? Thames’s box-office bash is remarkable at a time when fall movies with big names — Emma Stone, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts — struggle to break even.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Fans who attend his tour — which mostly is visiting arenas — will enthusiastically anticipate the same brand of left-bashing, divisive humor and politics that make Gutfeld, 61, one of the most popular, recognizable faces on Fox News.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
Someone slit his throat and bashed him over the head in Skulls Rainbow Room, which sits in Printers Alley, one of the most popular destinations in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
In 2025, for all the play’s bickering and bashing, the eventual trajectory of Art feels almost saccharine.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Jeffries spent the rest of the letter bashing Republicans on healthcare, as Senate Democrats look to extract some of their own demands in any deal to fund the government and end the shutdown.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Trump’s 70-minute remarks resembled those from a campaign event, touting his accomplishments and bashing his political rivals, but to an eerily quiet audience of military brass.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bash. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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