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verb | noun bashbash1 /bæʃ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] informal ETYMOLOGYbash1Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from the sound of hitting VERB TABLEbash |
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 |
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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 |
► bash down/in/up etc. something (=destroy something by hitting it often) They bashed in my locker and broke off the door. THESAURUStouch somebody/something hard► hit to touch someone or something hard and quickly with your hand, a stick, etc.: I thought she was going to hit me. ► punch to hit someone hard with your closed hand, especially in a fight: Steve punched him in the nose. ► thump to hit someone or something hard with your closed hand: Harris thumped him on the back. ► beat to hit someone or something deliberately many times: He had been robbed and beaten. ► beat somebody up to hurt someone badly by hitting him or her many times: A bunch of drunks beat him up. ► slap to hit someone with the flat part of your hand, especially because you are angry with him or her: I felt like slapping his face. ► smack to hit someone or something, usually with your open hand: Rick smacked him in the face. ► spank to hit a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishment: His mother spanked him for lying. ► strike formal to hit someone or something very hard: He struck her on the side of the head and knocked her down. ► tap to gently hit your fingers or foot against something: I tapped him on the shoulder. ► 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. ► rap to knock quickly several times: She rapped on his window angrily. ► pound to knock very hard, making a lot of noise: Thomas pounded on the door with his fist. ► bang to hit something hard several times, making a lot of noise: A policeman was banging on the door. ► hammer to hit something very hard several times, making a lot of noise: They hammered on my door until I opened up. ► bash to hit someone or something hard, in a way that causes damage: The police bashed the door down. 1to hit someone or something hard, in a way that causes pain or damage: bash something on/against something I bashed my toe on the bedpost.bash into/against He bashed into the car in front of him.bash down/in/up etc. something (=destroy something by hitting it often) They bashed in my locker and broke off the door.► see thesaurus at hit12to criticize someone or something a lot: The local newspaper has recently been bashing the city’s court system. verb | noun bashbash2 noun [countable] informal a party or celebration: a birthday bash |