bash¹ /bash/

1. To beat, batter
2. To smash
3. To dent
4. To attack harshly or maliciously, physically or verbally

1. To crash (into) (informal)
2. To become dented
3. To solicit as a prostitute (slang)

1. A heavy blow
2. The mark of a blow
3. A dent
4. A party (informal)

bashˈer noun

1. A person who, or thing that, bashes (sometimes used as suffix)
2. A straw hat (slang)

bashˈing noun

The activity of making harsh or malicious physical or verbal attacks on individuals or (members of) groups one dislikes (often used as a combining form, as in queer-bashing, union-bashing)

bashˈment noun

Same as dancehall (see underdance)

bashˈtag noun

A hashtag (qv under hash³) used for critical or abusive comments

bash on (informal)

To persevere, carry on

have a bash (informal)

1. To have a try
2. To make an attempt (at)

on the bash (slang)

1. On the spree
2. On the streets as a prostitute

bashful /bashˈfŭl/

1. Modest
2. Shy, lacking confidence
3. Resulting from or indicating modesty or shyness

bash intransitive verb (Spenser)

To be abashed

bashˈfully adverb

bashˈfulness noun

bashˈless adjective (obsolete)

Unashamed

• swagged
• swagger
• swagger cane
• swagger canes
• swagger coat
• swagger coats
• swaggered
• swaggerer
• swaggerers
• swaggering
• swaggeringly
• swaggerings
• swaggers
• swagger stick
• swagger sticks
• swaggie
• swaggies
• swagging
• swaging
• swagman
• swagmen
• swags
• swagshop
• swagshops
• swagsman