英语词汇“-basher”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINbash1

Origin:

1600-1700 Probably from the sound of hitting

VERB TABLE

bash

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bash
	he, she, it	bashes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bashed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have bashed
	he, she, it	has bashed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had bashed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bash
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have bashed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am bashing
	he, she, it	is bashing
	you, we, they	are bashing
Past	I, he, she, it	was bashing
	you, we, they	were bashing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been bashing
	he, she, it	has been bashing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been bashing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be bashing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been bashing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

I put the box on the floor and gave it a good bash with my hammer, but it still wouldn't open.
I told him I'd bashed his head in if he ever touched her again.
If the television stops working, just bash it a couple of times -- that usually helps.
The local newspaper has recently been bashing the city's court system.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Get together a range of things to bash.
He bashed me over the head and took out a knife to threaten me.
International media outlets consistently bashed the organization, transportation and infrastructure problems of these Games.
Then I became friendly with two boys, one eleven and the other twelve, and bashed my way to equality.
Tired of bashing my head against a brick wall!

THESAURUSto hit something► hit

· Jack hit the ball and it flew over the fence.

► knock

to hit a door or window with your closed hand in order to attract the attention of the people inside: · Someone was knocking on the door.· I knocked loudly but no one came.

► strike

written to hit a surface. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English: · The ball struck the side of the goal.

► whack

informal to hit something very hard: · Edmonds whacked the ball into the air.

► bash

to hit something hard, especially in a way that causes damage: · The police had to bash the door down to get in.

► tap

to gently hit something with your fingers, often in order to attract someone’s attention: · I tapped him on the shoulder.· I heard someone tapping on the window.

► rap

to knock quickly or hit something several times: · He rapped the table with his pen to bring the meeting to order.· Two police officers rapped on the door at 7 o'clock in the morning.

► bang

to suddenly hit something hard, in a way that makes a loud noise: · Her father banged his fist down on the table angrily.· The door suddenly banged shut.

► pound

written to hit something many times with a lot of force: · I could hear the sea pounding on the rocks.· She pounded on the door and shouted wildly.

► hammer

written to hit something quickly many times making a loud continuous noise: · The rain was hammering on the roof.· A crowd of people were outside hammering on the door angrily.

to hit something accidentally► hit

· I’ve got a bad bruise where I hit my leg against the table.· The car hit a tree.

► bump

to hit a part of your body against something, especially because you do not see or notice it: · Careful you don’t bump your head – the ceiling’s very low.

► bang/bash

to hit something hard, so that you hurt yourself or damage something: · He banged into the car in front.· I bashed my knee climbing over a gate.· She fell and bashed her chin on the ground.

► stub

to hit your toe against something and hurt it: · I stubbed my toe on the piano leg.

Longman Language Activatorto hit someone or something accidentally► hit

· Be careful with that stick! You nearly hit me with it.· There's a chip on the windshield where a stone hit it.hit somebody on the head/knee etc · The ball hit me in the face.hit your head/knee/elbow etc · The ceiling's very low. Mind you don't hit your head.hit something on/against something · I hit my elbow on the corner of that table.get hit · He ran out into the road and almost got hit.· Buildings that had gotten hit by bombs had still not been repaired.

► bump into

if you bump into something or someone, you hit them with part of your body accidentally when you are walking or running somewhere: · Jim turned suddenly and bumped into me.· The room was dark, and I bumped into the door .

► bump

to accidentally and suddenly hit part of your body against something: bump your head/elbow/knee etc: · Babies are always bumping their heads.bump against: · His right leg bumped against the parking brake.

► strike

formal if something, especially a heavy object, strikes something or someone, it hits them hard once: · A house nearby had been struck by a falling tree.· The ball struck him in the face.

► crash into

to hit someone or something extremely hard, especially while moving very fast: · Tyler injured his shoulder when he crashed into Jesse Lyons during practice.· Parts of the satellite crashed into the sea.go crashing into somebody/something: · He stopped suddenly, and I went crashing into him.· Glasses and bottles went crashing to the floor.

► knock

to hit someone or something with a short quick movement: · She knocked me with her elbow as she passed.knock against: · The heavy video camera knocked against his hip as he walked.knock into: · She turned and ran, knocking into bystanders as she went.knock something against/into something: · One of the movers knocked the sofa against a doorway.

► bang/bash

to hit someone or something hard, often making a noise and hurting someone or damaging something: bang your head/knee/elbow etc: · I banged my head getting into the car.bang something into/against/on etc something: · Tom bashed his knee against the table.· He slipped, banging his guitar against the door.bang/bash into/against: · Kids raced around the playground, banging into each other, screaming, and letting off steam.

► collide

if two people or things collide , they accidentally hit each other when they are moving in different directions: · Barker and Mason collided while going for the ball.· When the plates of land that form the earth collide or slide past each other, earthquakes result.collide with: · I backed out of the door and promptly collided with someone. 'I'm sorry,' I said.

► crack

to hit your head, knee, elbow etc hard and painfully against something: crack something on/against something: · He slipped and cracked his head on the steps.· Mary cracked her knee on the corner of her desk.

to hit an object/door/table etc with something► hit

· You have to try to hit the ball over the net.· The first time I tried archery, I couldn't even hit the target.

► knock

to hit a door or window, especially with your closed hand, in order to attract the attention of the people inside: · Would you mind knocking before you come in?· I waited a moment, then knocked again.knock on/at: · Lula knocked at the back door and he appeared, dressed in pyjamas.· 'Mattie?' called Jerry, knocking on the door.

► tap

to hit something gently so that it makes a light noise, especially in order to get someone's attention: · Daley read the notes, tapping a pencil on the desk.tap on/at: · She tapped on the window to attract his attention.

► bang

to hit a door, table etc very hard with your hand or with an object, in order to attract attention or because you are angry: · Thomas banged his fist on the table.bang on/at: · I banged at the door but nobody came.· He complained loudly until Val finally banged on the table and shouted at him.bang something shut: · Sherman banged the door shut.

► rap

to hit something loudly and very quickly several times in order to attract attention: · The conductor rapped the music stand with his baton and the violins stopped playing.rap on/at: · Seeing her son outside, Mrs Evans rapped on the window and called him back into the house.

► strike

formal to hit something hard, especially in a very controlled or skilful way: · Morris struck his drum, and the band started to march down the street.· In anger, he struck the wall with a stick.

► bash

also give something a bash British informal to hit something hard with your hand or with a stick, hammer etc especially in a careless way: · If the television stops working, just bash it a couple of times -- that usually helps.· I put the box on the floor and gave it a good bash with my hammer, but it still wouldn't open.

► whack

to hit something hard and noisily, especially using a flat object: · Buckley whacked the ball into left field.· The Georgia man whacked his fist on the bar.

► hammer

to keep hitting something very loudly and quickly especially with your closed hand, because you are angry, impatient etc: hammer on/at/against: · The children hammered at the door to be let in out of the rain.· Her heart hammered against her ribs.

to hit someone deliberately► hit

to hit someone with your hand or with something that you are holding in your hand: · Dad! Peter keeps hitting me!hit with: · The victim had been hit with a baseball bat.hit somebody on the nose/in the stomach/over the head etc: · There was a fight, and someone had hit him over the head with a chair.hit somebody hard (=with a lot of force): · He hit him hard in the stomach.hit somebody back (=to hit someone when they have hit you): · Don't hit him, he'll only hit you back.

► punch

also slug informal to hit someone hard with your closed hand, especially in a fight or because you are angry: · The woman claimed that she had been punched and kicked by one of the policemen.· The actor slugged a photographer who got too close.punch somebody on the nose/in the eye/in the chest etc: · Dean punched her in the ribs and pushed her against the wall.

► slap

to hit someone, especially on their face, with the flat part of your open hand: · I was so angry I wanted to slap him.slap somebody across the face: · She slapped him across the face and stormed out of the room.slap somebody's face: · Dora slapped his face and ran home.

► strike

formal to hit someone, especially on a particular part of their body: · Her husband had never struck her before.strike with: · Evidence shows that the victim had been struck several times with an iron bar.strike somebody on the head/in the stomach etc: · The court heard that the defendant had struck Payne repeatedly in the face, causing serious bruising.

► throw a punch

to hit or try to hit someone very hard with a closed hand in a fight: · Rogers threw a punch at Martin.· Foreman, once the World Heavyweight Champion, says 'I never throw a punch in anger.'

► whack

informal to hit someone hard, with your hand or with an object: · If he said anything like that to me, I'd whack him!

► thump

informal to hit someone very hard with your closed hand, especially on their body rather than on their face or head: · Mike thumped Stephanie's back several times to stop her choking.

► bash

spoken to hit someone hard, especially in a fight: bash somebody's head/face/teeth etc in: · I told him I'd bash his head in if he ever touched her again.

► clobber

spoken to hit someone very hard, either with your hand or with a hard object: · The kids are bored, and have nothing to do but clobber each other.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► head

· Oh, and you'd better reassure her that I didn't bash in his head for him.· In those days to succeed in politics you sometimes had to bash in a few heads.· He bashed me over the head and took out a knife to threaten me.· After a while they kidnap and murder a young boy for kicks, bashing him over the head with a blunt instrument.· He says it makes you feel like bashing your head against a brick wall.· We are just a grander version of that beetle bashing its head in a box at the sound of a tapped pencil.· Less practical is physical destruction like squashing or bashing them on the head.· Tired of bashing my head against a brick wall!